JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

JPMorgan American (LON:JAM – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday. The company traded as high as GBX 1,256 and last traded at GBX 1,256, with a volume of 355002 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,244.

JPMorgan American Trading Up 1.0%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,221.49 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,190.91. The company has a market cap of £2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 5.72 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.01, a quick ratio of 1.45 and a current ratio of 5.46.

JPMorgan American (LON:JAM – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The company reported GBX 5.79 earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan American had a return on equity of 18.71% and a net margin of 95.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Kevin Troup bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,196 per share, for a total transaction of £11,960. 0.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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