JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) COO Jennifer Piepszak Sells 4,919 Shares

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,919 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.42, for a total transaction of $1,522,036.98. Following the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Jennifer Piepszak also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 15th, Jennifer Piepszak sold 9,136 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $306.56, for a total transaction of $2,800,732.16.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE JPM traded up $1.78 on Tuesday, hitting $309.43. 6,309,287 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,393,046. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $299.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $307.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $829.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.03. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52-week low of $248.83 and a 52-week high of $337.25.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $50.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $48.30 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.66% and a return on equity of 17.54%. The business’s revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.07 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 22.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 6th were issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 6th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is 28.74%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on JPM. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Autonomous Res lowered their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $324.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Argus upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $340.00 to $355.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. 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 objective on the stock. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “outperform” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $337.12.

Institutional Trading of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JPM. Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 25,784 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,308,000 after buying an additional 3,976 shares during the last quarter. Andra AP fonden lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 107,700 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,972,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 51.7% in the 4th quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,883 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,862,000 after purchasing an additional 3,027 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 9.0% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 452,612 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $142,767,000 after purchasing an additional 37,550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 48,732 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,682,000 after purchasing an additional 4,841 shares during the last quarter. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan is one of the lead banks on Meta’s roughly $13 billion financing for an El Paso AI data?center campus — a large corporate financing that should generate meaningful investment?banking fees and strengthen JPMorgan’s tech financing pipeline. Meta taps Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan for El Paso data center deal (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan hired Morgan Stanley’s Boyle to lead private?equity secondaries, a senior talent add that supports expansion of its alternatives and fee?based businesses. JPMorgan Hires Morgan Stanley’s Boyle to Lead PE Secondaries (Bloomberg)
• Positive Sentiment: Chase is rolling out new and enhanced products aimed at Gen Z and customers new to banking — a strategic push to grow low?cost deposits and lifetime customer relationships that supports long?term net interest income and cross?sell. Chase Revamps Products to Win Gen Z Deposits (PYMNTS)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst actions are supportive: HSBC raised its price target on JPMorgan to $312 and RBC reaffirmed its buy rating, which can lend technical support and attract investor interest. HSBC adjusts price target on JPMorgan (MarketScreener) RBC reaffirms buy on JPMorgan (MarketScreener)
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan disclosed a stake in Hexagon Composites via its securities arm — notable for transparency but unlikely to move JPM’s core fundamentals materially in isolation. JPMorgan Discloses 5% Stake in Hexagon Composites (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary from JPMorgan strategists urging investors to “buy any dip” is bullish for sentiment but speaks more to market positioning than JPM’s near?term fundamentals. JPMorgan’s Matejka says buy any dip in stocks (Yahoo/Investing.com)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces (Zacks and others) highlight JPMorgan as a momentum/value pick — useful for longer?term flows but not an immediate catalyst. Why JPMorgan Chase is a Top Momentum Stock (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Jamie Dimon expressed uncertainty about how consumer AI will play out, injecting caution around execution and product risk as the bank expands AI?adjacent financing and services. Jamie Dimon on consumer AI uncertainty (Yahoo Finance)
• Negative Sentiment: Industry chatter that major banks are seeking to offload some datacenter exposures amid AI strain, plus officials warning about AI?driven cyber threats, highlight operational and credit risks tied to rapid AI infrastructure growth. Market Chatter: banks offload datacenter risks (Yahoo) Bessent warns of AI-powered bank hacks (PYMNTS)

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.