JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM Stock Position Lowered by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al trimmed its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 26.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 413,538 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 152,300 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises 0.8% of VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $130,442,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JPM. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,063 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $635,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. TradeWell Securities LLC. boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. TradeWell Securities LLC. now owns 12,333 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,832,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Sharkey Howes & Javer increased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sharkey Howes & Javer now owns 1,785 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $563,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,897 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,290,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.9% during the second quarter. Cottonwood Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,837 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,112,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JPM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Daiwa Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $332.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $309.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, DZ Bank reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $332.00.

Key JPMorgan Chase & Co. News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on JPMorgan to $360 and kept an Overweight rating, signaling continued analyst confidence and providing short-term upside to investor expectations. Wells Fargo raises PT on JPMorgan
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan launched a “Special Advisory Services” unit to sell deeper advisory expertise (AI, cybersecurity, other strategic areas) to clients — a revenue-accretive, high-margin offering that can boost fee income and client engagement. JPMorgan forms special advisory group
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan provided a $100M capital facility to Equify Financial to expand commercial lending — a concrete example of originations and syndication activity that supports net interest income and fee pipelines. Equify secures $100M facility with JPMorgan
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: traders bought ~264,572 JPM call options (a ~305% jump vs. average daily call volume), indicating heavy bullish positioning by some market participants and possible short-term buy pressure.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan is projected to post quarterly earnings this week (scheduled consensus focus). Given recent beats, expectations are elevated — earnings will be a catalyst but are not unexpected. JPMorgan projected to post earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Market stories highlight JPMorgan joining the >$900B market-cap club and its relative valuation versus peers — supportive context for long-term flows but not an immediate fundamental change. MarketWatch on JPMorgan’s $900B club
• Negative Sentiment: Media coverage of CEO Jamie Dimon’s large 2025 compensation (reported ~$770M) and commentary on deregulation/dealmaking can raise governance/public perception concerns and invite political or reputational scrutiny — a potential headline risk. NYTimes: Dimon compensation and deregulation

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Up 2.6%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock opened at $334.09 on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $202.16 and a one year high of $337.25. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $313.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $303.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $909.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.55, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.07.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.83 by $0.24. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 17.18% and a net margin of 20.90%.The company had revenue of $47.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.42 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.37 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 6th will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.72%.

Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In related news, insider Robin Leopold sold 966 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $311.92, for a total value of $301,314.72. Following the transaction, the insider owned 58,479 shares in the company, valued at $18,240,769.68. This trade represents a 1.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.47% 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.