JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI's 8th Largest Position

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Free Report) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 535,288 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 20,845 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. accounts for 3.1% of Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI's portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI's holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $128,314,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Peterson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Collier Financial bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. 71.55% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,303 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total value of $838,763.82. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 47,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,092,622.80. The trade was a 6.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh sold 37,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The shares were 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 approximately $42,737,529.04. This represents a 19.14 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 46,326 shares of company stock worth $12,448,445. 0.79% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock opened at $224.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $627.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.89. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1 year low of $179.20 and a 1 year high of $280.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $258.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $238.60.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on JPM shares. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Baird R W upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $276.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $252.89.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile

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.

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