Key Considerations for JPMorgan Chase Investors

By Scott Lee • Monday, May 20 15:07 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was JPMorgan Chase &. Shares of the Banking company plunged -4.0%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $196.61 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

JPMorgan Chase & has moved 48.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.5%
JPM has an average analyst rating of buy and is -4.99% away from its mean target price of $206.94 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $16.57
JPMorgan Chase & has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $16.52 and its forward P/E ratio is 11.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.84 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
JPMorgan Chase & is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 12.38 and an average P/B of 1.58
JPM has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 8.3% and gross profit margins of 0.0%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB), and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). The CCB segment offers deposit, investment and lending products, cash management, and payments and services; mortgage origination and servicing activities; residential mortgages and home equity loans; and credit cards, auto loans, leases, and travel services to consumers and small businesses through bank branches, ATMs, and digital and telephone banking. The CIB segment provides investment banking products and services, including corporate strategy and structure advisory, and equity and debt market capital-raising services, as well as loan origination and syndication; payments; and cash and derivative instruments, risk management solutions, prime brokerage, and research. This segment also offers securities services, including custody, fund accounting and administration, and securities lending products for asset managers, insurance companies, and public and private investment funds. The CB segment provides financial solutions, including lending, payments, investment banking, and asset management to small and midsized companies, local governments, nonprofit clients, and large corporations, as well as investors, developers, and owners of multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and affordable housing properties. The AWM segment offers multi-asset investment management solutions in equities, fixed income, alternatives, and money market funds to institutional clients and retail investors; and retirement products and services, brokerage, custody, estate planning, lending, deposits, and investment management products to high net worth clients. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was founded in 1799 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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