Balance Wealth LLC Acquires 3,217 Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Balance Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 78.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,305 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,217 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up approximately 0.8% of Balance Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Balance Wealth LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $2,354,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 92.6% in the 3rd quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 4th quarter valued at about $52,000. Finally, Collier Financial acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 3rd quarter valued at about $60,000. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Summary

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JPM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Daiwa Securities Group dropped their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $328.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Barclays reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Tuesday. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $333.00.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

NYSE:JPM opened at $311.16 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $299.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $306.78. The company has a market cap of $834.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.05. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52-week low of $226.34 and a 52-week high of $337.25.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.50 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $50.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $48.30 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 17.16% and a net margin of 20.35%.JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.07 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, April 6th will be given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s payout ratio is currently 29.99%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Troy L. Rohrbaugh sold 50,000 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.11, for a total value of $15,355,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 111,279 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,174,893.69. The trade was a 31.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,892 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.42, for a total value of $886,166.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 23,804 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,294,021.68. This represents a 10.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 72,029 shares of company stock valued at $22,195,693 in the last quarter. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is a diversified global financial services firm headquartered in New York City. The company provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, corporations, governments and institutional investors worldwide. Its operations span retail banking, commercial lending, investment banking, asset management, payments and card services, and treasury and securities services.

The firm’s principal business activities are organized across several core lines: Consumer & Community Banking, which offers deposit accounts, mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and branch and digital banking under the Chase brand; Corporate & Investment Banking, which provides capital markets, advisory, underwriting, trading and risk management services; Commercial Banking, delivering lending, treasury and capital solutions to middle-market and corporate clients; and Asset & Wealth Management, which offers investment management, private banking and retirement services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

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