JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Now Covered by Jefferies Financial Group

Research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The brokerage set a “hold” rating and a $310.00 price target on the financial services provider’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 4.88% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $334.00 to $330.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wolfe Research cut JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. HSBC set a $319.00 price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $338.70.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JPM opened at $295.57 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $301.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $307.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $797.16 billion, a PE ratio of 14.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a fifty-two week low of $202.16 and a fifty-two week high of $337.25.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 26,696 shares in the company, valued at $8,350,241.84. This represents a 9.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,404 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the general counsel directly owned 65,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,442,418.40. This represents a 4.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 72,029 shares of company stock valued at $22,195,693. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JPM. Roxbury Financial LLC increased its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 8,011 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,581,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Collective Family Office LLC grew its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Collective Family Office LLC now owns 3,339 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,076,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.6% in 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. Rialto Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 962 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 1,399 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory relief could free capital and boost returns — regulators released a proposal that may reduce capital requirements for big banks, a development analysts say could free tens of billions in capital for dividend, buybacks, or lending. That’s a structural positive for JPM’s capital efficiency and shareholder returns. Large banks regulatory win
• Positive Sentiment: Big investment-banking fee pipeline — JPMorgan arranged an $8 billion high-yield bond sale tied to the record $55B EA leveraged buyout, highlighting strong deal flow and fee income potential even amid volatile credit markets. EA buyout bond sale
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst pocket upgrade — Erste Group nudged its FY2026 EPS estimate higher (to $21.48), a small lift versus prior guidance and well above consensus estimates, signaling some sell-side conviction on JPM’s earnings trajectory. Erste upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Leadership hire to drive Asia growth — JPM named Rahul Badhwar as senior country officer for India, reinforcing focus on a high-growth market and client expansion in Asia Pacific. India head appointment
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings season preview and steady fundamentals — analysts expect single-digit Q1 EPS growth; JPM reports in mid-April so guidance and trading commentary could move the stock near earnings. Earnings preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational & policy commentary from CEO — Jamie Dimon’s public remarks on the Iran conflict, AI-displaced workers, and remote work shape investor perception of risk management and culture but are unlikely to move fundamentals immediately. Dimon Iran comments Dimon remote work
• Neutral Sentiment: Internal productivity pilot and product lobbying — JPM is piloting banker-work-hour monitoring to address burnout and is active on stablecoin-yield rules; these items affect culture, compliance and future product revenues but are incremental. Burnout monitoring pilot
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/regulatory headline risk — former President Trump is pressing to keep the “debanking” lawsuit against JPMorgan in Florida and has named CEO Jamie Dimon in filings; ongoing litigation and reputational/legal risk could pressure the stock if escalated. Debanking lawsuit

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.