JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Stock Position Lessened by Boston Trust Walden Corp

Boston Trust Walden Corp decreased its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,027,602 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 13,401 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises 1.7% of Boston Trust Walden Corp's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp's holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $246,326,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Rappaport Reiches Capital Management LLC now owns 1,068 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Yoder Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,436 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $344,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Powers Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Powers Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,131 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,470,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Financial Avengers Inc. lifted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 5.2% in the third quarter. Financial Avengers Inc. now owns 868 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $183,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Matrix Trust Co boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Matrix Trust Co now owns 10,179 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,440,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,303 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 47,620 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,092,622.80. This represents a 6.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.79% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of JPM stock opened at $270.89 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The company has a market cap of $762.64 billion, a PE ratio of 13.72, a P/E/G ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.12. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $250.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $230.67. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52 week low of $172.62 and a 52 week high of $278.55.

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 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.90 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.04 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.05 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 6th were issued a $1.25 dividend. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on JPM shares. Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $217.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $240.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. Baird R W downgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $269.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $251.78.

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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