JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Trading 1.4% Higher - Time to Buy?

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) was up 1.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $244.09 and last traded at $242.93. Approximately 3,097,593 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 66% from the average daily volume of 9,055,283 shares. The stock had previously closed at $239.56.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on JPM. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $232.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Baird R W downgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird lowered JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and set a $200.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $235.00 target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $211.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $224.31.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $217.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $681.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 1.10.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $43.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.43 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.71% and a net margin of 19.64%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.33 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 4th were issued a $1.25 dividend. This is a positive change 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.06%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s dividend payout ratio is 27.82%.

Institutional Trading of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BCGM Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. BCGM Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,061 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $3,818,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 4.9% in the second quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 14,174 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,867,000 after purchasing an additional 667 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.4% in the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 87,063 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $17,439,000 after buying an additional 1,173 shares during the period. Sunburst Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 5.0% during the second quarter. Sunburst Financial Group LLC now owns 5,651 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,143,000 after buying an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sageworth Trust Co raised its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 37.9% during the third quarter. Sageworth Trust Co now owns 2,860 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $603,000 after buying an additional 786 shares during the period. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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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