Matthew 25 Management Corp Decreases Position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Matthew 25 Management Corp reduced its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 3.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 50,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,000 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. comprises 4.9% of Matthew 25 Management Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Matthew 25 Management Corp’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $15,772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the second quarter valued at approximately $10,295,209,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 28,813.7% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 16,785,584 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,866,309,000 after purchasing an additional 16,727,530 shares during the period. Viking Global Investors LP increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 86.1% in the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 4,042,034 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,171,826,000 after purchasing an additional 1,870,386 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 56.3% in the second quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,566,562 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $744,072,000 after purchasing an additional 924,915 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 187.5% during the 2nd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,241,969 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $360,059,000 after purchasing an additional 809,976 shares during the period. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on JPM. Zacks Research cut shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $340.00.

Trending Headlines about JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade to Strong Buy (Zacks) highlights improved earnings outlook and could attract buyer interest. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing capital returns (dividend hikes, buyback program) remain a structural support for the share price and investor sentiment. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Business development in payments/AI: a new pact with Mirakl expands JPMorgan Payments’ product set in agentic/AI commerce, supporting fee growth in payments. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan analysts upgraded Oracle (ORCL) — shows active analyst flow but is primarily about ORCL rather than JPM’s fundamentals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan’s internal market calls (warning of a possible S&P 500 correction) increase caution among investors but are a macro outlook rather than a firm‑specific loss. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that JPMorgan has marked down software‑loan collateral and is curbing lending to private‑credit groups are the main near‑term negative catalyst — this raises concerns about asset‑management revenue, potential forced redemptions across private‑credit funds, and broader sector stress. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple outlets (CNBC, MarketWatch, TipRanks) report JPM is tightening borrowing capacity for private‑credit firms after the markdowns — that amplification of redemption and liquidity pressure is weighing on the stock today. Read More.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of JPM stock opened at $287.39 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $308.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $308.56. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52 week low of $202.16 and a 52 week high of $337.25. The stock has a market cap of $775.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.36, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.93 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $45.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.98 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 17.16% and a net margin of 20.35%.The business’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.81 earnings per share. Analysts predict that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.79, for a total value of $904,901.47. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 26,696 shares of the company’s stock, 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 SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,404 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.80, for a total value of $1,064,771.20. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 65,353 shares in the company, valued at $20,442,418.40. This trade represents a 4.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 71,596 shares of company stock worth $22,067,932 over the last three months. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.