Amalgamated Bank Sells 13,288 Shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Amalgamated Bank decreased its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 527,866 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 13,288 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up 1.2% of Amalgamated Bank’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Amalgamated Bank’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $166,505,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of JPM. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 61,129,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $17,646,506,000 after purchasing an additional 300,160 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the second quarter valued at approximately $10,295,209,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $4,866,309,000 after buying an additional 16,727,530 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 4.2% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 14,332,418 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,155,111,000 after buying an additional 577,860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 7,524,197 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,181,338,000 after acquiring an additional 76,413 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JPM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Dbs Bank raised shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. HSBC reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $245.00 target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $336.32.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

JPM opened at $300.20 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.85. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52-week low of $202.16 and a 52-week high of $337.25. The firm has a market cap of $817.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.07. The business’s fifty day moving average is $314.49 and its 200-day moving average is $306.06.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.93 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $46.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.98 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.35% and a return on equity of 17.16%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 6th will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 6th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.99%.

Key Stories Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

• Positive Sentiment: RBC reiterated an Outperform on JPM and kept a $330 price target after Q4 results, backing the view that JPM’s diversified revenue and capital returns make it a top bank pick for 2026; this supports investor confidence in earnings and dividend stability. RBC Highlights JPMorgan’s Diversified Strength
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage and research by J.P. Morgan (featured in MarketBeat’s space-sector roundup) highlight JPM’s research franchise influence — institutional validation of new sectors (like space tech) can drive trading and investment-banking fees. That reinforces JPM’s advisory and markets businesses. Space Stock Boom: Why Retail and Wall Street Are Aligning
• Positive Sentiment: Business Insider coverage of how big banks (including JPM) are deploying generative AI underscores JPM’s multi‑billion dollar AI push — potential for efficiency gains, lower costs, and new product capabilities across trading, risk and consumer banking. From JPMorgan to Wells Fargo, here’s how the biggest banks on Wall Street are using AI
• Neutral Sentiment: J.P. Morgan Asset Management hired Pam Hess as a retirement strategist — a tactical hire for AM’s product/research capabilities that could modestly help AUM positioning but is not a near‑term EPS driver. J.P. Morgan Asset Management Welcomes Pam Hess
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan completed $6 billion of public note offerings (mix of floating and fixed-to-floating maturities) to support liquidity and funding flexibility — prudent balance‑sheet management that reduces short‑term funding risk but increases reported debt. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Issues $6 Billion in Notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational/brokerage notes: JPM acted in Softcat’s recent buyback executions and has adjusted stakes in Treasury Wine Estates — routine custody/markets activity that generates fees but is not material to core bank earnings. Softcat Cancels 123,918 Shares After Latest Buy-Back Transaction JPMorgan Ceases to Be Substantial Holder in Treasury Wine Estates
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan’s public short‑ideas lists and research pieces (widely covered) can increase market attention and trading volumes in named names, benefiting JPM’s markets desks but also drawing retail backlash in crowded shorts. JPMorgan Just Revealed its Top Short Ideas. Time to Sell?
• Negative Sentiment: Political/legal risk: former President Trump filed a $5 billion lawsuit alleging politically motivated account closures and targeting JPMorgan and CEO Jamie Dimon — a headline risk that raises regulatory/legal uncertainty and could dent investor sentiment and reputational standing. Trump’s lawsuit against JPMorgan highlights rising tensions between Wall Street and Washington
• Negative Sentiment: Market sensationalism around precious metals: a Blockonomi piece claims major banks (naming JPMorgan) hold large silver short positions and could face risk if physical premiums keep rising — this kind of narrative can amplify volatility and reputational headlines even if the factual risk to JPM’s consolidated balance sheet is likely limited. Investors should treat these as headline risks and watch for official disclosures. Silver and Gold Market Surges $1.6 Trillion as Physical Premiums Expose Paper Market Manipulation

Insider Activity

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, insider Robin Leopold sold 966 shares of the business’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 transaction of $301,314.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 58,479 shares in the company, valued at $18,240,769.68. The trade was a 1.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of the company’s 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 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,834 shares of company stock valued at $4,951,910. 0.47% of the stock is owned by insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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.