Robert W. Baird Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) Stock

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) had its price target upped by Robert W. Baird from $250.00 to $260.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has an “underperform” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Robert W. Baird’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 17.90% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $331.00 price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Barclays lifted their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $330.00 to $342.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. KGI Securities upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $345.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $329.19.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Up 1.2%

JPM stock opened at $316.68 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $862.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.08. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 12 month low of $202.16 and a 12 month high of $322.88. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $307.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $298.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The financial services provider reported $5.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.83 by $0.24. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 20.90% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The firm had revenue of $47.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.42 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.37 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that JPMorgan Chase & Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 966 shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $311.92, for a total value of $301,314.72. Following the sale, the insider owned 58,479 shares in the company, valued at $18,240,769.68. This trade represents a 1.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AIA Group Ltd boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 35.8% in the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 131,010 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $41,324,000 after acquiring an additional 34,535 shares during the last quarter. Keel Point LLC lifted its holdings in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Keel Point LLC now owns 19,853 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,262,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares in the last quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC boosted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 11,881 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,747,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP grew its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 127.4% during the third quarter. Mirabella Financial Services LLP now owns 39,566 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $12,456,000 after buying an additional 22,164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the third quarter worth $8,508,000. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key JPMorgan Chase & Co. News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on JPM to $330 (from $319), signaling continued analyst confidence and providing upside guidance that can support share demand. Truist raises JPMorgan price target
• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods published a bullish note forecasting strong price appreciation for JPM, which can attract momentum investors ahead of quarterly results. KBW bullish forecast on JPMorgan
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan’s private‑equity group raised over $1.4 billion for fund investments — a sign of healthy fee-generation and LP demand that supports the bank’s asset-gathering and alternative‑fees businesses. WSJ: JPMorgan private-equity fundraising
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan launched a tokenized money fund and executives highlighted encouraging tokenization usage — product innovation that could grow low-cost deposit alternatives and fee opportunities in digital asset services. MSN: JPMorgan launches tokenized money fund
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan research is flagging that AI hype may have peaked and that 2026 will focus more on profits — guidance that could reallocate flows across sectors and affect market volatility more than JPM’s fundamentals directly. JPMorgan warns AI hype peaked
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan quant teams warned of “extreme crowding” in a handful of speculative growth names — a market‑structure call that highlights JPM research influence but is a mixed prompt for bank trading and prime-brokerage flow. MSN: JPMorgan quants warn of crowding
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan analysts updated models in their North American utilities coverage (including DTE Energy); this is a research housekeeping item that demonstrates the bank’s analyst activity but has limited direct impact on JPM shares. JPMorgan updates utilities models
• Neutral Sentiment: Northern Technologies extended a JPMorgan credit facility maturity — a small lending update that shows routine client relationships for JPM’s lending business. TipRanks: Northern Technologies extends JPM loan
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg reports a lawsuit alleging JPMorgan steered Black advisers to poorer areas — a reputational and potential legal risk that could pressure sentiment and invite regulatory scrutiny. Bloomberg: Suit alleges adviser steering

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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.