JP Morgan Chase & CoJPMBUYFeb 05, 2026Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Oct 20, 2026. Market Open.
They just reported a clear top and bottom line miss, though net interest income beat. The non-interest income and asset management missed. Expenses rose faster than revenue. Shares fell at first, but recovered when management offered a a positive forecast. Overall, results were mixed but the outlook makes this a winner.
It's all about the scale, and JPM's scale is tremendous. Largest US bank, and in over 100 countries. Built for almost any type of economic environment. Multiple revenue engines. Announced $50B share buyback. Strong performance due to increasing confidence about the economy.
Chart shows 200-day MA trending higher, and series of higher highs and higher lows. Yield is 1.71%.
There is also a Canadian CDR (hedged) version but he prefers the actual stock in US dollars. He doesn't like the hedged versions of stocks which neutralize the foreign exchange component and prefers the benefit of owning companies in US dollars. He owns this and other US financials. Canadian banks have done very well.
Last fall, his team started to see the infrastructure transition to an end-user/earnings story. While they were trying to figure out which ones to buy, they just bought the XLF ETF. It did very well.
More recently, they got into BAC and JPM. These ones have actually embraced AI on the fraud side. Initially, AI was meant to do repetitive jobs faster and cheaper. But now with reasoning coming on, it can identify inefficiencies.