JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) Hits New 1-Year High - Should You Buy?

JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,162 and last traded at GBX 1,160, with a volume of 642609 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,158.Get JPMorgan American alerts:JPMorgan American Stock Up 0.2%The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,110.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,116.20. The firm has a market cap of £1.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.11 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.33, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 1.45. JPMorgan American (LON:JAM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 1st. The company reported GBX 10.41 earnings per share for the quarter. JPMorgan American had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 89.80%.The business had revenue of GBX 2,395 million for the quarter. JPMorgan American Company Profile (Get Free Report)US equities, hand-picked by experts Our flagship American trust offers a high conviction portfolio of both US value and growth stocks that represent the managers' best ideas, designed to outperform across market cycles. The managers' decades of US stock-picking experience underpin a track record of consistent performance and dividends. Key points: Excellence - outperforming the benchmark, net of fees over 3, 5 and 10 years. Expertise - deep in-house stock research Experience - long-standing and proven investment team.See AlsoFive stocks we like better than JPMorgan AmericanThis instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.Should You Invest $1,000 in JPMorgan American Right Now?Before you consider JPMorgan American, you'll want to hear this.MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and JPMorgan American wasn't on the list.While JPMorgan American currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.View The Five Stocks Here