<div id="readability-page-1">JPMorgan Chase &amp; 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 &#34;underperform&#34; 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.<div>Get JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. alerts:</div><ul><li>This ETF Caught a Major Tailwind After the Fed’s Rate Cut</li></ul>Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $331.00 price objective on JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Barclays lifted their price target on JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. from $330.00 to $342.00 and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. KGI Securities upped their price objective on JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Cowen reaffirmed a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo &amp; Company boosted their target price on shares of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. from $345.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; 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 &#34;Hold&#34; and an average price target of $329.19.Get Our Latest Research Report on JPM<h2>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. Stock Up 1.2%</h2><ul><li>Financial Sector Breaks Out as Capital Rotates and Leadership Shifts</li></ul>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 &amp; 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 &amp; Co. (NYSE:JPM - Get Free Report) 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 &amp; 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 &amp; Co. will post 18.1 earnings per share for the current year. <h2>Insider Transactions at JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.</h2><ul><li>3 Finance Stocks to Buy on Rising 10-Year Treasury Rates</li></ul>In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 966 shares of JPMorgan Chase &amp; 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 &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.47% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. <h2>Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.</h2>Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AIA Group Ltd boosted its stake in shares of JPMorgan Chase &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; Co. during the third quarter worth $8,508,000. 71.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. <h2>Key JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. News</h2>Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. this week:<ul> <li>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</li> <li>Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette &amp; 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</li> <li>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</li> <li>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</li> <li>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</li> <li>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</li> <li>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</li> <li>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</li> <li>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</li> </ul><h2>About JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.</h2> (Get Free Report)JPMorgan Chase &amp; 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. 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Robert W. Baird increased its price target for JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $250 to $260, maintaining an "underperform" rating, indicating a potential downside of 17.90% from the stock's previous close. Other analysts have varied ratings, with a consensus "Hold" and an average price target of $329.19. JPMorgan's recent earnings exceeded expectations, with a net margin of 20.90% and a return on equity of 17.18%. The stock opened at $316.68, with a market cap of $862.09 billion.

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