Cibc World Markets Corp Has $231.97 Million Stock Holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

Cibc World Markets Corp trimmed its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Free Report) by 6.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 967,703 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 66,705 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises 1.4% of Cibc World Markets Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Cibc World Markets Corp's holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $231,968,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of JPM. DDD Partners LLC raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 1,416 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,594 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $622,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC lifted its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC now owns 1,068 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,436 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the period. Finally, Almanack Investment Partners LLC. grew its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. now owns 5,143 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,233,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JPM has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Barclays boosted their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $276.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Wolfe Research raised shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $269.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $252.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,303 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total transaction of $838,763.82. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 47,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,092,622.80. This trade represents a 6.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh sold 37,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.84, for a total transaction of $10,119,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 158,381 shares of the company's stock, valued at $42,737,529.04. This represents a 19.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 76,848 shares of company stock worth $19,987,908. 0.79% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of JPM traded down $2.68 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $248.35. The stock had a trading volume of 8,014,093 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,885,654. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $257.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $240.12. The firm has a market cap of $694.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a fifty-two week low of $179.20 and a fifty-two week high of $280.25.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.03 by $0.78. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 20.96%. The company had revenue of $42.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.90 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.04 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.40 per share. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 4th. This is a boost from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s payout ratio is 28.37%.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. The firm offers a range of investment banking products and services in all capital markets, including advising on corporate strategy and structure, capital raising in equity and debt markets, risk management, market making in cash securities and derivative instruments, and brokerage and research.