Lifeworks Advisors LLC increased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,055 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $972,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.2% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,824,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,228,110,000 after purchasing an additional 182,648 shares during the period. United Bank raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.5% in the third quarter. United Bank now owns 25,354 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,346,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 236,760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $49,923,000 after buying an additional 30,082 shares in the last quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors boosted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Carrera Capital Advisors now owns 4,297 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $906,000 after buying an additional 406 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,012,422 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $213,479,000 after buying an additional 5,288 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on JPM shares. Citigroup increased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Robert W. Baird raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $220.00 in a report on Friday, March 7th. Truist Financial raised their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $276.00 to $287.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $269.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.89.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance
JPM opened at $234.12 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 stock has a market capitalization of $654.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.86, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $258.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $239.04. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12-month low of $179.20 and a 12-month high of $280.25.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.03 by $0.78. The business had revenue of $42.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.90 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 20.96%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.04 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 1,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.09, for a total value of $337,612.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 50,377 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,606,323.93. The trade was a 2.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh sold 37,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.84, for a total value of $10,119,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 158,381 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,737,529.04. The trade was a 19.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 46,326 shares of company stock valued at $12,448,445. Corporate insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.
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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