Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 3,191 Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMFree Report) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 131,078 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,191 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up about 1.5% of Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $42,236,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in JPM. Roxbury Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 8,011 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,581,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Collective Family Office LLC increased its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 3,339 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.6% in the third quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,063 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $635,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.6% during the third quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 962 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TradeWell Securities LLC. raised its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.3% during the third quarter. TradeWell Securities LLC. now owns 12,333 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,832,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JPM has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $331.00 price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $350.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. CICC Research initiated coverage on JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 price target for the company. Finally, Freedom Capital raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $336.48.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE JPM opened at $294.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market cap of $794.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.73, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.05. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 1 year low of $202.16 and a 1 year high of $337.25. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $298.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $307.16.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.93 by $0.30. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 17.16% and a net margin of 20.35%.The firm had revenue of $45.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.98 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 6th will be given a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is 29.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,404 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.80, for a total transaction of $1,064,771.20. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 65,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,442,418.40. The trade was a 4.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.79, for a total transaction of $904,901.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 26,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,350,241.84. The trade was a 9.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 72,029 shares of company stock worth $22,195,693 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile

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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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