Little House Capital LLC Has $9.23 Million Stock Holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. $JPM

Little House Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) by 8.9% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 31,396 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,572 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. makes up approximately 2.4% of Little House Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Little House Capital LLC’s holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. were worth $9,235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth $11,396,496,000. Cardano Risk Management B.V. lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 889.3% in the fourth quarter. Cardano Risk Management B.V. now owns 8,673,530 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,794,785,000 after buying an additional 7,796,814 shares during the period. American Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1,172.2% in the fourth quarter. American Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,259,400 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $728,024,000 after buying an additional 2,081,800 shares during the period. Viking Global Investors LP boosted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 86.1% during the second quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 4,042,034 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,171,826,000 after buying an additional 1,870,386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter worth about $474,516,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 3,022 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $309.41, for a total transaction of $935,037.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 32,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,036,641.58. This represents a 8.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 5,467 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.73, for a total value of $1,808,100.91. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 40,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,547,031.53. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 18,876 shares of company stock worth $5,907,051 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on JPM. UBS Group upped their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $375.00 to $384.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $325.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $408.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $358.67.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of JPM stock opened at $349.40 on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12-month low of $279.10 and a 12-month high of $351.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $322.64 and a 200-day moving average of $310.84. The company has a market capitalization of $936.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.99.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.71%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Profile

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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.

Further Reading

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

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