JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Short Interest Down 13.6% in January

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) saw a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,092,036 shares, a decrease of 13.6% from the December 31st total of 23,245,406 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,763,705 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,763,705 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Robert W. Baird upgraded JPMorgan to “Neutral,” signaling incremental analyst support for the shares and helping sentiment among institutional investors. Robert W. Baird Upgrades JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan is developing a new local-currency frontier-market debt index — a product push that could capture investor demand for higher-yielding diversified fixed?income exposure and add fee revenue over time. JPMorgan working on new local currency debt index: Sources
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan strategists are publicly bullish on bitcoin over the long run (one call cited a $266k target eventually), which highlights the bank’s thought?leadership in macro/crypto research and could support trading and prime-brokerage flows. JPMorgan strategist says bitcoin could reach $266,000, but not this year
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan analysts raised Lululemon (LULU) Q4 EPS estimates after a conference meeting — a reminder of the firm’s active equity research business, but the move is primarily relevant to LULU rather than JPM’s own fundamentals. JPMorgan Raises Lululemon (LULU) Q4 2025 EPS Estimate
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan Private Bank survey shows most family offices still avoid crypto (89% hold none) — useful for wealth-management positioning but mixed for near-term fee upside. Family offices shun crypto despite hype, with 89% holding no digital assets: JPMorgan Private Bank
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan exited a substantial shareholder position in Treasury Wine Estates — a portfolio move that is notable but unlikely to move JPM’s own earnings materially. JPMorgan Exits Substantial Shareholder Position in Treasury Wine Estates
• Negative Sentiment: Big U.S. banks, including JPMorgan, raised lobbying spending 12% last year — while this increases Washington influence, it also raises expense scrutiny and reflects heightened regulatory risk exposure under current policy debates. Big US banks boost Washington lobbying muscle as policy fights heat up
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage of a reported Abu Dhabi stake in a Trump?linked crypto venture has stirred debate about political influence and sparked internal risk discussions at major banks — a reputational/regulatory headwind for firms that engage in crypto-related business. Trump Crypto Deal Triggers JPMorgan Risk Debate After $500M Abu Dhabi Stake Revelation
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan flagged potential new ETF distribution/fee pressures as broker economics shift (e.g., Robinhood’s changes), a structural risk that could compress margins for wealth and ETF-related businesses. JPMorgan Flags A New ETF Fee Risk As Robinhood’s Zero-Commission Era Backfires

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE JPM opened at $317.28 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market cap of $863.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.86, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $315.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $306.79. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $202.16 and a one year high of $337.25.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.93 by $0.30. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.35% and a return on equity of 17.16%. The company had revenue of $46.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.98 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.81 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 6th were issued a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 6th. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.79, for a total transaction of $904,901.47. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 26,696 shares in the company, valued at $8,350,241.84. The trade was a 9.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 8,571 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.79, for a total transaction of $2,680,923.09. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 71,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,216,535.33. This represents a 10.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 15,834 shares of company stock valued at $4,951,910 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.2% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,364,887 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $395,695,000 after purchasing an additional 29,844 shares in the last quarter. Aviva PLC grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Aviva PLC now owns 2,232,458 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $647,212,000 after purchasing an additional 126,742 shares in the last quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management increased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 14.1% during the 3rd quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management now owns 25,822 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,145,000 after buying an additional 3,191 shares during the period. Kelman Lazarov Inc. lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 16.9% in the 2nd quarter. Kelman Lazarov Inc. now owns 1,257 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 2nd quarter valued at about $534,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on JPM. Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Dbs Bank upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Truist Financial set a $334.00 price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and fourteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $336.82.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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.