Topic: Growth Stocks

J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $35 – New York symbol JPM

J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. $35 (New York symbol JPM; Income Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 3.8 billion; Market cap: $133.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 3.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.jpmorganchase.com) now says it lost $4.4 billion in the second quarter on hedging contracts that it uses to cut the risk on corporate bonds. Its original estimate was a $2-billion loss.

Even with the bigger loss, Morgan earned $5.0 billion in the three months ended June 30, 2012, down 8.7% from $5.4 billion a year earlier. Earnings per share fell 4.7%, to $1.21 from $1.27, on fewer shares outstanding. Morgan continues to benefit as more borrowers repay their loans on time: it set aside $214 million to cover bad loans in the quarter, down 88.2% from $1.8 billion a year ago.

J.P. Morgan Chase is still a hold.

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