L2 Asset Management LLC Cuts Position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

L2 Asset Management LLC reduced its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,307 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,424 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up approximately 1.3% of L2 Asset Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. L2 Asset Management LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $8,929,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. acquired a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 92.6% in the third quarter. Family Legacy Financial Solutions LLC now owns 104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Collier Financial purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 3rd quarter valued at $60,000. Finally, Clarity Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 87.1% during the 2nd quarter. Clarity Asset Management Inc. now owns 217 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on JPM shares. Freedom Capital raised shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted 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. Barclays reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $340.00.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of JPM stock opened at $286.04 on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12 month low of $202.16 and a 12 month high of $337.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $771.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $305.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $308.32.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPMGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.98 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other JPMorgan Chase & Co. news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.79, for a total value of $904,901.47. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 26,696 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,350,241.84. This represents a 9.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Robin Leopold sold 432 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.14, for a total value of $132,684.48. Following the transaction, the insider owned 65,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,072,520.42. This trade represents a 0.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 71,596 shares of company stock valued at $22,067,932 in the last three months. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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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.

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