Q2 EPS Estimate for JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cut by Analyst

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.41 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.45. The consensus estimate for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s current full-year earnings is $18.10 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.30 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.83 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.70 EPS.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 11th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.63 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $45.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.62 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.96% and a return on equity of 16.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.44 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also commented on JPM. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $257.00 to $264.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $273.00 to $265.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Robert W. Baird upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $220.00 in a research note on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $276.00 to $287.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $254.11.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 0.7 %

NYSE JPM opened at $233.04 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $247.29 and its 200-day moving average is $242.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $648.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.01. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $179.20 and a one year high of $280.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in JPM. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.2% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,824,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,228,110,000 after buying an additional 182,648 shares during the period. Invst LLC increased its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.4% in the third quarter. Invst LLC now owns 15,033 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,170,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Passumpsic Savings Bank lifted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 15.1% during the 3rd quarter. Passumpsic Savings Bank now owns 10,753 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,267,000 after buying an additional 1,407 shares in the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 21,082 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,445,000 after buying an additional 311 shares during the period. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 234.4% during the third quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 7,226 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,524,000 after acquiring an additional 5,065 shares during the period. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,273 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.85, for a total value of $1,153,069.05. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 54,469 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,698,459.65. This trade represents a 7.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,303 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total value of $838,763.82. Following the transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 47,620 shares in the company, valued at $12,092,622.80. The trade was a 6.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 76,848 shares of company stock worth $19,987,908 in the last three months. 0.79% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be issued a dividend of $1.40 per share. This represents a $5.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. This is a boost from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s payout ratio is 27.49%.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. It focuses on investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Community Banking (CCB), Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), and Corporate.