JPM

Briefing From The Editor -- JPM Stock

Now trading at a price of $150.34, JP Morgan Chase & Co. has moved 3.1% so far today.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. returned gains of 36.0% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $159.38 and a low of $110.72. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 13.0%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $147.95. JPMorgan Chase & Co. operates as a financial services company worldwide. Based in New York, NY, the large-cap Finance company has 300,066 full time employees. JP Morgan Chase & Co. has not offered a dividend during the last year.

The Business Runs With Low Debt Levels:

2018-02-27 2019-02-26 2020-02-25 2021-02-23 2022-02-22 2023-02-21
Revenue (MM) $100,705 $108,783 $115,720 $119,951 $121,649 $128,695
Operating Margins 36% 37% 39% 30% 49% 36%
Net Margins 24% 30% 31% 24% 40% 28%
Net Income (MM) $24,441 $32,474 $36,431 $29,131 $48,334 $37,676
Earnings Per Share $6.31 $9.0 $10.72 $9.44 $16.21 $12.71
EPS Growth n/a 42.63% 19.11% -11.94% 71.72% -21.59%
Diluted Shares (MM) 3,577 3,414 3,230 3,087 2,982 2,965
Long Term Debt (MM) $284,080 $282,031 $291,498 $281,685 $301,005 $295,865

JP Morgan Chase & Co. Is Reasonably Valued:

JP Morgan Chase & Co. has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 9.5, compared to an average of 14.34 for the Finance sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $14.97, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 9.9. The company doesn't provide forward earnings guidance, and the compound average growth rate of its last 6 years of reported EPS is 16.2%. On this basis, JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s PEG ratio is 0.59. Using instead the 9.8% weighted average of JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s earnings CAGR and the broader market's anticipated 5-year EPS growth rate, the company's PEG ratio is 0.97, which implies that its shares may be underpriced. Additionally, the market is possibly undervaluing JP Morgan Chase & Co. in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.53 whereas the sector average is 1.57. The company's shares are currently trading -10.5% below their Graham number.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 25 analysts following JP Morgan Chase & Co. have set target prices ranging from $140.0 to $215.0 per share, for an average of $169.14 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -12.5% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. has a very low short interest because 0.6% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 71.1% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.89%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Vanguard Group Inc, whose 9% stake in the company is worth $41,112,071,964.

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