JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is Northern Trust Corp's 10th Largest Position

Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 15.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,845,676 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 4,515,147 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. accounts for about 1.1% of Northern Trust Corp's portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Northern Trust Corp owned approximately 1.20% of JPMorgan Chase & Co. worth $8,113,147,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JPM. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter valued at $8,310,884,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 34,259.3% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,499,499 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $838,865,000 after buying an additional 3,489,314 shares during the last quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 457.7% during the fourth quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 2,725,473 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $630,925,000 after acquiring an additional 2,236,740 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 22,841,033 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $5,475,223,000 after acquiring an additional 1,914,049 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $259,038,000. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

NYSE JPM opened at $243.47 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock's fifty day moving average is $240.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $244.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $677.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.01. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a fifty-two week low of $188.46 and a fifty-two week high of $280.25.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.63 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $45.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.62 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The business's revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.44 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be given a $1.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 4th. This represents a $5.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.30%. This is a boost from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.49%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JPM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. KGI Securities started coverage on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Sunday, April 13th. They set a "hold" rating on the stock. Evercore ISI dropped their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $273.00 to $265.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $257.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $255.67.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh sold 37,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 158,381 shares of the company's stock, valued at $42,737,529.04. This represents a 19.14 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robin Leopold sold 1,250 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total value of $308,650.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 49,127 shares in the company, valued at $12,130,438.84. This represents a 2.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 73,545 shares of company stock valued at $19,149,144 over the last 90 days. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. It focuses on investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Community Banking (CCB), Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), and Corporate.

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