JP Morgan Chase & Co. -- The Essentials

By Tamara Parker • Tuesday, October 03 10:08 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Finance company JP Morgan Chase & Co. has moved -0.8% so far today on a volume of 1,049,927, compared to its average of 9,109,311. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. trades -15.54% away from its average analyst target price of $168.82 per share. The 25 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $140.0 to $215.0, and on average have given JP Morgan Chase & Co. a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying JPM should be aware of the facts below:

JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s current price is -15.1% below its Graham number of $167.9, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
JP Morgan Chase & Co. has moved 29.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 15.55, JP Morgan Chase & Co. has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
JPM has a forward P/E ratio of 9.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $14.7 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -2.07 — a number near or below 1 signifying that JP Morgan Chase & Co. is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.45 compared to its sector average of 1.57
JPMorgan Chase & Co. operates as a financial services company worldwide.
Based in New York, the company has 300,066 full time employees and a market cap of $414.36 Billion. JP Morgan Chase & Co. currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.8%.

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