Meiji Yasuda America Inc Makes New Investment in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Meiji Yasuda America Inc purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 45,937 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $14,802,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises about 3.4% of Meiji Yasuda America Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JPM. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Merrithew & Thorsten Inc acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. WHI TRUST Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fourth quarter worth about $52,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,468 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.27, for a total value of $1,641,876.36. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 46,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,940,935.56. This represents a 10.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Robin Leopold sold 433 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.06, for a total value of $127,760.98. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 64,920 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,155,295.20. This represents a 0.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 28,589 shares of company stock valued at $8,747,496. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on JPM. Piper Sandler boosted 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Argus boosted 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. Dbs Bank raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $380.00 to $375.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fifteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $339.08.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Summary

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of JPM opened at $313.85 on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12-month low of $262.71 and a 12-month high of $337.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $840.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $305.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $306.87.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.50 by $0.44. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 17.54% and a net margin of 20.66%.The firm had revenue of $50.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $48.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.07 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 22.4 earnings per share for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.74%.

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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