JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Trading Down 2.2% – Should You Sell?

Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) were down 2.2% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $324.60 and last traded at $327.0880. Approximately 9,669,732 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 7% from the average daily volume of 9,032,461 shares. The stock had previously closed at $334.61.

Key Stories Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and higher price targets (Goldman Sachs, Daiwa) remain a bullish underpin for JPM shares, providing medium-term upside against today’s weakness. Goldman Sachs raises price target on JPMorgan
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: large purchases of JPM call options earlier in the week signal some traders are positioning for a rebound or event-driven upside. Stock Traders Purchase Large Volume of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Call Options
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate staffing move — JPM named Sri Kosaraju global chair of investment banking to bolster its healthcare vertical; strategically positive but unlikely to move the stock materially today. JPMorgan appoints Sri Kosaraju as global chair of investment banking
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro / product note — coverage pieces on JPMorgan’s ETFs and its annual business‑leaders survey are background positives for the franchise but are not the proximate cause of today’s selloff. JPMorgan’s 5% Bond ETF Looks Like A Coiled Spring Right Now
• Negative Sentiment: Major near-term catalyst — JPMorgan Asset Management cut ties with proxy advisory firms (ISS/Glass Lewis) and switched to an AI-based voting process; the move has raised concerns about governance, potential implementation risk, and investor/regulatory pushback that can weigh on sentiment. JPMorgan Chase cuts ties with proxy advisory firms, WSJ reports
• Negative Sentiment: Follow-up and media scrutiny: multiple outlets detail the proxy-adviser breakup and JPMorgan’s internal AI replacement — increasing short-term uncertainty and headline risk for the stock. JPMorgan’s asset management will no longer use controversial proxy advisors
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst estimate cuts: Zacks trimmed several near‑term EPS forecasts for JPM, a headwind for investor expectations heading into upcoming reports. The Zacks Analyst Blog: JPMorgan and others
• Negative Sentiment: On‑chain/flow signals and trading data show elevated selling and insider dispositions in recent months; QuiverQuant data and intraday volume spikes point to positioning/churn that can amplify price moves. $JPM stock is down 3% today. Here’s what we see in our data.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JPM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Evercore ISI increased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $309.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $331.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $342.00 to $391.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, KGI Securities boosted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $333.90.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $890.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $314.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $303.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $47.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.42 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.37 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 6th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. 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 payout ratio is currently 29.72%.

Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In related news, insider Robin Leopold sold 966 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 approximately $18,240,769.68. This trade represents a 1.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in JPM. Creative Planning grew 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 acquiring an additional 29,844 shares during the last quarter. Aviva PLC lifted its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 6.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Triangle Securities Wealth Management boosted 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 valued at $8,145,000 after purchasing an additional 3,191 shares during the period. Kelman Lazarov Inc. grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 2nd quarter worth about $534,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

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.