JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Shares Down 1.5% – Time to Sell?

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)’s share price dropped 1.5% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $353.23 and last traded at $353.3810. 5,600,315 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 40% from the average daily volume of 9,325,285 shares. The stock had previously closed at $358.64.

Key JPMorgan Chase & Co. News

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

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan’s strong fundamentals remain a support: its latest quarter substantially exceeded consensus expectations, with $6.14 in earnings per share and $58.02 billion in revenue, while revenue grew 27.7% year over year.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks continues to highlight JPMorgan as a long-term investment candidate based on its earnings outlook and inclusion in its Focus List. Why JPMorgan Chase Is a Top Stock for the Long-Term
• Positive Sentiment: The bank appointed its Asia-Pacific and EMEA technology investment-banking chiefs as international co-heads, reinforcing its global technology coverage and potentially supporting future advisory revenue. JPMorgan Names International Technology Investment-Banking Co-Heads
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan-related articles about healthcare ETF flows, FedEx Freight, and other companies reflect the firm’s research and investment-banking activities rather than new financial guidance for JPMorgan itself.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan’s market strategists remain constructive on buying stock-market weakness, but this is commentary on broader markets and does not directly change the bank’s earnings outlook. JPMorgan Strategist Says Buy the Dip
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts warn that fading capital-markets momentum in the third quarter could produce uneven results for major banks, including JPMorgan, raising concern about investment-banking and trading revenue. Capital Markets Momentum Fades
• Negative Sentiment: A recent analysis recommends accumulating JPMorgan’s preferred shares for income while holding the common stock at its elevated valuation of roughly 3.2 times book value, suggesting limited upside and valuation-related profit-taking pressure. JPMorgan Preferred Versus Common Stock Analysis

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on JPM. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $418.00 price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. UBS Group increased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $384.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $375.00 to $390.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated a “positive” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $359.96.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 1.5%

The stock has a market cap of $939.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $350.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $320.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.59 by $0.55. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 21.86% and a return on equity of 18.23%. The company had revenue of $58.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.72 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.96 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 24.28 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 2,500 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $361.41, for a total value of $903,525.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 73,547 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,580,621.27. The trade was a 3.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.73, for a total value of $1,808,100.91. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 40,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,547,031.53. This trade represents a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Aventus Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

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.