Forum Financial Management LP Lowers Holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Forum Financial Management LP decreased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 51.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 41,016 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 43,977 shares during the quarter. Forum Financial Management LP’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $12,065,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 66,385,268 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $21,390,662,000 after acquiring an additional 939,421 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter valued at $11,396,496,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 23,424,482 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,547,837,000 after purchasing an additional 1,194,583 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 19,019,564 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,128,484,000 after purchasing an additional 110,586 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 16,018,656 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,161,532,000 after purchasing an additional 296,213 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,467 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.73, for a total value of $1,808,100.91. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel owned 40,961 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,547,031.53. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,919 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.42, for a total value of $1,522,036.98. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 85,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,326,072.44. This represents a 5.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 33,623 shares of company stock valued at $10,427,835 in the last three months. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE JPM opened at $333.91 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $313.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $309.10. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12 month low of $279.10 and a 12 month high of $343.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $894.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.99.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.94 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.50 by $0.44. The firm had revenue of $50.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $48.30 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.66% and a return on equity of 17.54%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $5.07 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts expect that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 22.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s payout ratio is presently 28.74%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JPM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research cut shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $336.00 to $362.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Monday, May 4th. Dbs Bank raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $340.88.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street commentary remains supportive, with analysts reworking revenue assumptions and nudging fair-value estimates higher for JPMorgan ahead of earnings. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Stock Gets Fair Value Bump As Analysts Rework Revenue Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are also looking ahead to JPMorgan’s July 14 earnings report, with revisions trends for bank stocks still positive and expectations for the June-quarter cycle trending up. Q2 Earnings Season Nears Kickoff: Bank Earnings in Focus
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan’s brand and consumer franchise also got a boost from coverage of the Chase credit-card lounge wars, highlighting its push to win affluent customers and deepen loyalty. American Express and Chase move luxury lounge wars beyond the airport
• Neutral Sentiment: The bank disclosed a larger stake in Umicore SA, showing ongoing investing activity but not a clear direct catalyst for JPM shares. How JPMorgan’s Higher Umicore SA (UMICY) Stake Keeps Focus on Its Circular Battery Materials Platform
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan also remained in the headlines for its broader market views, including warnings on crypto-market risks and support for clearer US crypto rules; these are more thematic than stock-moving in the near term. JPMorgan Says Saylor’s Strategy Adds New Risk to Bitcoin Market
• Negative Sentiment: Governance-related headlines may be weighing on sentiment, including the end of Marianne Lake’s CEO succession bid and her reported $50 million in unvested stock after Dimon chose other successors. JPMorgan CEO contender walks away with $50M in unvested stock after losing Jamie Dimon succession race
• Negative Sentiment: There was also another adverse legal headline, as a judge rejected JPMorgan’s challenge to a disputed $74 million legal-fee bill tied to the Charlie Javice fraud case. JPMorgan Loses Javice Legal Fee Fight
• Negative Sentiment: Separately, JPMorgan must keep paying Charlie Javice’s legal fees, adding to the expense and reputational overhang from the long-running fraud case. JPMorgan has to keep paying Charlie Javice’s legal fees, judge rules

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company Profile

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.