JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Earns Buy Rating from Barclays

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by Barclays in a note issued to investors on Friday,MarketScreener reports.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on JPM. Robert W. Baird upgraded JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. CICC Research initiated coverage on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $355.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $331.00 price target on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $340.18.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Performance

Shares of JPM opened at $302.18 on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52-week low of $202.16 and a 52-week high of $337.25. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $315.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $307.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $822.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.07.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.93 by $0.30. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.35% and a return on equity of 17.16%. The company had revenue of $46.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.98 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.81 earnings per share. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Jeremy Barnum sold 2,893 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 26,696 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,350,241.84. This trade represents a 9.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Stacey Friedman sold 3,404 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $312.80, for a total value of $1,064,771.20. Following the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 65,353 shares in the company, valued at $20,442,418.40. This trade represents a 4.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 14,868 shares of company stock worth $4,650,596. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Harbor Asset Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position 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 worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 71.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan turns bullish on crypto for 2026 — research and trading teams see opportunity after the crypto drawdown, signaling potential trading and prime-brokerage fee upside as institutions re-enter the space. JPMorgan turns bullish on crypto in 2026 despite crash
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial & investment bank reorganizing to accelerate AI — appointment of Guy Halamish as CIB COO to lead data/AI strategy should boost efficiency, product capabilities and future fee growth from AI-related services. JPMorgan’s commercial and investment bank names Halamish as COO to lead AI strategy, memo shows
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan part of large credit syndicate for IREN’s $3.6B facility — participating as a lender/underwriter demonstrates deal flow and fee generation in structured financing for infrastructure and AI/cloud projects. IREN Bounces Back: The Market Votes Yes as Big Banks Step In
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan research flags ‘AI‑resilient’ software names after the selloff — shows the firm’s research franchise guiding clients to reposition, which can support trading commissions and investment-banking pipelines. JPMorgan Flags ‘AI-Resilient’ Software Names After Selloff
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategy desk favors selling two‑year Treasuries as a tactical trade — reflects firm views on Fed path and may influence trading P&L but is not an immediate stock driver. JPMorgan Favors Selling Two-Year Treasuries on Fed Rate View
• Negative Sentiment: Broad bank selloff pressured shares — sector-wide declines knocked big banks lower, a liquidity/quant-driven move that hit JPM along with peers. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup All Plunge Over 5% on Thursday
• Negative Sentiment: Political/reputational headlines — a public attack by a Trump adviser over credit-card rates and renewed scrutiny around past account closures have weighed on sentiment and triggered intraday weakness. ‘You Are a Criminal’: JPMorgan Stock (JPM) Slides as Trump Adviser Bashes CEO over Credit Card Rates JPMorgan hints at why it shut down Trump’s bank accounts after $5B lawsuit

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Company 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.