JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Stock Price Down 0.5% - What's Next?

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)'s share price was down 0.5% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $241.60 and last traded at $243.86. Approximately 1,245,573 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 86% from the average daily volume of 9,075,785 shares. The stock had previously closed at $245.03.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on JPM shares. Daiwa Capital Markets dropped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $240.00 to $235.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $211.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Citigroup upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and set a $235.00 price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $200.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $229.31.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Down 0.7 %

The company's 50-day moving average is $220.06 and its 200 day moving average is $210.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $685.14 billion, a PE ratio of 13.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 11th. The financial services provider reported $4.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.02 by $0.35. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 19.64% and a return on equity of 16.71%. The business had revenue of $43.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $41.43 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.33 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 17.62 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 4th were issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. This is an increase from JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s previous quarterly dividend of $1.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 4th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.05%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s payout ratio is 27.82%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 58,344,186 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $12,258,346,000 after purchasing an additional 505,830 shares during the period. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.9% during the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 42,294,992 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $8,471,687,000 after acquiring an additional 778,297 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the first quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 34,422,011 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,894,729,000 after acquiring an additional 150,812 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 4.8% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 22,696,963 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $4,590,412,000 after acquiring an additional 1,040,594 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 23.3% in the first quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 17,200,124 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,445,185,000 after acquiring an additional 3,252,451 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company's stock.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB), and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). The CCB segment offers deposit, investment and lending products, cash management, and payments and services; mortgage origination and servicing activities; residential mortgages and home equity loans; and credit cards, auto loans, leases, and travel services to consumers and small businesses through bank branches, ATMs, and digital and telephone banking.

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