Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of JPM Q1 Earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report released on Thursday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.41 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.39. The consensus estimate for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s current full-year earnings is $18.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Q3 2025 earnings at $4.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.37 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.58 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.51 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.80 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.04 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $22.76 EPS.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.03 by $0.78. The firm had revenue of $42.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.90 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a return on equity of 16.99% and a net margin of 20.96%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.04 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on JPM. Robert W. Baird raised shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $215.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Barclays upped their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $304.00 to $330.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Bank of America raised their target price on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.89.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Trading Down 2.1 %

NYSE JPM opened at $242.97 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $257.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $240.77. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12 month low of $179.20 and a 12 month high of $280.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $679.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.31, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JPM. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,824,289 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,228,110,000 after acquiring an additional 182,648 shares during the period. United Bank grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.5% in the third quarter. United Bank now owns 25,354 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,346,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 7.4% in the third quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 32,571 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,868,000 after purchasing an additional 2,242 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.7% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 734,375 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $154,850,000 after buying an additional 12,411 shares during the period. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 111,678 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $23,548,000 after buying an additional 3,854 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Jennifer Piepszak sold 4,273 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.85, for a total value of $1,153,069.05. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 54,469 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,698,459.65. The trade was a 7.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Robin Leopold sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $308,650.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 49,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,130,438.84. The trade was a 2.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 76,848 shares of company stock worth $19,987,908 in the last 90 days. 0.79% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th will be issued a dividend of $1.40 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.30%. This is a positive change from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.37%.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of financial and investment banking services. It focuses on investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. It operates through the following segments: Consumer and Community Banking (CCB), Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB), Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), and Corporate.