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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM - Free Report) ended the recent trading session at $350.13, demonstrating a -1.71% change from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.48% loss on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.29%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.56%.

Shares of the company have depreciated by 1.82% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Finance sector's loss of 0.73%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.82%.

Market participants will be closely following the financial results of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in its upcoming release. The company plans to announce its earnings on October 13, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $5.84, marking a 15.19% rise compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $51.5 billion, indicating a 10.92% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $24.95 per share and a revenue of $206.59 billion, demonstrating changes of +22.66% and +13.23%, respectively, from the preceding year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.06% increase. Currently, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is carrying a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).

In terms of valuation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 14.28. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 14.36 of its industry.

One should further note that JPM currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.43. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Financial - Investment Bank industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.05.

The Financial - Investment Bank industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 48, putting it in the top 20% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.

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