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JPMorgan profit falls 8 pct as investment banking struggles

Not even JPMorgan Chase is immune to crashing oil prices.

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Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. “While JPMorgan had a tough quarter, they still beat estimates”.

J.P. Morgan shares were up 3.1%, or $1.85, to $61.13. In spite of the over-the-year decline, net income was up over-the-quarter by 1.5 percent. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. during the fourth quarter valued at $278,000.

JPMorgan increased its Basel III Tier 1 common ratio to 11.7% in the first quarter.

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To be sure, some analysts say JPMorgan’s results may prove the sector’s exception this season.

Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 4th. That translated into $1.35 per share, nine cents above analyst expectations.

Banks have slumped this year because investors are anxious they will take big losses on loans to energy companies, which did hurt JPMorgan’s results. The stock fell $1.14, or 3.6 percent, to $30.85. The business’s revenue was down 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 4th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.02%.Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company.

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. (JPM) reported quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, Apr-13-2016. Investment banking revenue is down 36% across the Street, according to preliminary Q1 data from Dealogic – its lowest level since 2009. The rating score is on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 stands for strong buy and 5 stands for sell.

Meanwhile, Japanese stocks surged to a fresh 1-1/2 week high as exporters gained on a retreat by the yen while appetites for riskier assets were lifted by upbeat Chinese trade data.

“Bank stocks have been so beaten up that any good news, either on better credit conditions driven by higher energy prices or news on cost-cutting, is likely to underpin those stocks”, he said. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 103,687 shares in the company, valued at $5,890,458.47. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. The company holds earnings per share of 2.52 for the twelve months.

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Net revenue at the bank totalled $23.24 billion, compared with $24.07 billion in the same period a year earlier.

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