Jennison Associates LLC Has $407.01 Million Position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Jennison Associates LLC lowered its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 1.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,383,648 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 19,486 shares during the quarter. Jennison Associates LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $407,014,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 5.0% in the first quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 20,252 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,957,000 after purchasing an additional 961 shares during the period. GatePass Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. GatePass Capital LLC now owns 5,202 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,530,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the period. Dorsey Wright & Associates bought a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 1st quarter worth $1,724,000. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,242 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,072,000 after buying an additional 1,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC now owns 28,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,439,000 after buying an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

NYSE:JPM opened at $348.72 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.86. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $279.10 and a one year high of $351.24. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $321.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $310.67. The stock has a market cap of $934.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.94, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.99.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The financial services provider reported $6.14 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $50.72 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.96 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 27.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 23.59 earnings per share for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors 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 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $408.00 to $420.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Dbs Bank raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Autonomous Res cut their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $324.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note 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 issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $358.67.

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Insider Activity at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total value of $935,037.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 32,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,036,641.58. This represents a 8.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,919 shares of the company’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 transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 85,082 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,326,072.44. This trade represents a 5.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 18,876 shares of company stock worth $5,907,051. Company insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

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