JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Trading 1% Higher - Here's Why

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) traded up 1% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $243.80 and last traded at $243.17. 1,679,462 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 81% from the average session volume of 9,067,334 shares. The stock had previously closed at $240.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on JPM shares. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $211.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and increased their target price for the company from $220.00 to $224.00 in a report on Monday, September 30th. Baird R W downgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $217.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and issued a $235.00 price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $229.31.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Up 1.8 %

The business has a 50-day moving average of $221.48 and a 200-day moving average of $211.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The stock has a market cap of $689.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.58, a PEG ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.10.

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders 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 was Friday, October 4th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.04%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.82%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financial Avengers Inc. increased its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Avengers Inc. now owns 868 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 12,179 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,568,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Henrickson Nauta Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.3% in the third quarter. Henrickson Nauta Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 3,436 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $725,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Sunburst Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.8% during the third quarter. Sunburst Financial Group LLC now owns 5,696 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,201,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, West Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. West Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,327 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. 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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