Peoples Bank KS Sells 5,944 Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Peoples Bank KS cut its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 48.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,443 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 5,944 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up 2.0% of Peoples Bank KS’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Peoples Bank KS’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $2,032,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of JPM. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 450.0% in the 2nd quarter. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 110 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 92.6% in the 3rd quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Ryan Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc grew its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 212.0% during the 2nd quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 156 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of JPM opened at $316.68 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $862.09 billion, a PE ratio of 15.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $307.83 and a 200-day moving average of $298.43. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a one year low of $202.16 and a one year high of $322.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.83 by $0.24. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.90% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The company had revenue of $47.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.42 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.37 EPS. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 6th will be given a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.72%.

More JPMorgan Chase & Co. News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on JPM to $330 (from $319), signaling continued analyst confidence and providing upside guidance that can support share demand. Truist raises JPMorgan price target
• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods published a bullish note forecasting strong price appreciation for JPM, which can attract momentum investors ahead of quarterly results. KBW bullish forecast on JPMorgan
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan’s private‑equity group raised over $1.4 billion for fund investments — a sign of healthy fee-generation and LP demand that supports the bank’s asset-gathering and alternative‑fees businesses. WSJ: JPMorgan private-equity fundraising
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan launched a tokenized money fund and executives highlighted encouraging tokenization usage — product innovation that could grow low-cost deposit alternatives and fee opportunities in digital asset services. MSN: JPMorgan launches tokenized money fund
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan research is flagging that AI hype may have peaked and that 2026 will focus more on profits — guidance that could reallocate flows across sectors and affect market volatility more than JPM’s fundamentals directly. JPMorgan warns AI hype peaked
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan quant teams warned of “extreme crowding” in a handful of speculative growth names — a market‑structure call that highlights JPM research influence but is a mixed prompt for bank trading and prime-brokerage flow. MSN: JPMorgan quants warn of crowding
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan analysts updated models in their North American utilities coverage (including DTE Energy); this is a research housekeeping item that demonstrates the bank’s analyst activity but has limited direct impact on JPM shares. JPMorgan updates utilities models
• Neutral Sentiment: Northern Technologies extended a JPMorgan credit facility maturity — a small lending update that shows routine client relationships for JPM’s lending business. TipRanks: Northern Technologies extends JPM loan
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg reports a lawsuit alleging JPMorgan steered Black advisers to poorer areas — a reputational and potential legal risk that could pressure sentiment and invite regulatory scrutiny. Bloomberg: Suit alleges adviser steering

Insider Activity at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In related news, insider Robin Leopold sold 966 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $311.92, for a total transaction of $301,314.72. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 58,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,240,769.68. The trade was a 1.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $339.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $309.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $319.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $331.00 price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $329.19.

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.