As of the close on Friday, November 28, 2025, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) finished at $313.08 per share, up 1.77% on the day. The stock is now up about 33% year to date, sitting less than 3% below its 52‑week high of $322.25 and roughly 55% above its April low of $202.16. [1]
The rally comes in a week when JPMorgan has dominated headlines: a multi‑billion‑pound London mega‑tower, a public call for a December Federal Reserve rate cut, renewed political and regulatory scrutiny over its historic Jeffrey Epstein ties, and a third‑party cyber breach that may have exposed bank customer data. All of this is landing just as analysts increasingly question whether JPM stock has become too expensive after its powerful 2025 run. [2]
Below is a detailed look at where JPMorgan’s stock stands on November 29, 2025, and how the latest news flow could matter for investors.
JPMorgan stock snapshot: near record highs after a big 2025 run
Market data show JPMorgan’s shares have climbed steadily through November:
- Last close: $313.08 (Nov 28), up 1.77% on the day
- 7‑day total return: ≈5%
- 30‑day return: ≈2.5%
- 12‑month gain: ≈25%
- Year‑to‑date gain: ≈33%
- Market capitalization: about $870 billion
- Friday’s volume: 4.3 million shares vs. a 1‑month average of about 7.8 million
These figures put JPMorgan near the upper end of its one‑year trading range, just a few percentage points below its recent record high. [3]
Compared with other large global banks, JPMorgan’s performance in 2025 is strong but not uniquely so. Its roughly 33% YTD gain outpaces Bank of America and Wells Fargo, which are both up in the mid‑20% range, but lags higher‑beta names like Citigroup and HSBC, which have surged more than 50% over the same period. [4]
A recent TradingView summary highlighted that JPMorgan’s stock was up about 29% for the year at the time of publication and pointed to a 21% return on tangible common equity, comfortably above some big‑bank peers – one reason investors have been willing to pay a premium for the stock. [5]
London mega‑tower: a multi‑billion‑pound bet on the UK
The single biggest corporate headline around JPMorgan this week is its plan to reshape London’s skyline.
JPMorgan has confirmed plans to build a new UK headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf, on the long‑dormant Riverside South site. The bank will construct a three‑million‑square‑foot tower – one of the largest office developments in Europe – in a multi‑billion‑pound project. [6]
Key details from JPMorgan and multiple news outlets:
- Size: roughly 3 million square feet of office space
- Location: Riverside South, Canary Wharf, along the Thames
- Jobs: about 7,800 jobs linked to the project, including construction
- Economic impact: an estimated £9.9 billion contribution to the local economy over six years, including building costs
- Staff capacity: workspace for up to 12,000 employees
Reuters and other outlets report that the tower will serve as JPMorgan’s new UK headquarters, consolidating much of its existing London footprint and housing more than half of its roughly 23,000 UK staff. [7]
The project is also politically charged. The Financial Times notes that CEO Jamie Dimon signed off after senior UK officials assured him the new Labour government would maintain a pro‑business stance, resisting pressure to increase the country’s bank levy even while raising other taxes in the recent budget. [8]
The Riverside South site itself has a long history with JPMorgan: the bank bought a 999‑year lease there in 2008, began basement construction, then effectively mothballed the project after the financial crisis. New plans call for a redesigned tower by Foster + Partners and a construction timeline of about six years. [9]
Why investors care
In the short term, the London tower is more symbolic than earnings‑driven: the multi‑year capex spend will be absorbed into JPMorgan’s already vast balance sheet, and the direct impact on per‑share earnings is likely modest. But it sends two important signals:
- Confidence in London as a long‑term global financial hub, despite Brexit and shifting regulation.
- Commitment to scale: JPMorgan is consolidating into one of Europe’s largest office complexes just as many banks are shrinking physical footprints.
For equity investors, that symbolism feeds into the narrative of JPMorgan as the dominant scale player among US and European banks – something that often justifies the stock’s valuation premium. [10]
Rate‑cut bets: JPMorgan’s call for a December Fed move
On November 28, JPMorgan’s economics team jolted the macro debate by publicly calling for a 25‑basis‑point Federal Reserve rate cut at the December 9–10 FOMC meeting, moving forward a cut they had previously expected in January 2026. [11]
According to a MarketMinute summary of the bank’s client note:
- JPMorgan’s chief US economist Michael Feroli cited increasingly “dovish” commentary from Fed officials, including New York Fed President John Williams, and
- Pointed to the Fed’s Beige Book, which described a largely flat economy, softening hiring and weakening consumer spending outside higher‑income households. [12]
The note says JPMorgan now expects two quarter‑point cuts – one in December and another in January – and estimates that futures markets are pricing an 80–85% probability of a December move, after expectations whipsawed between 30% and over 90% through the autumn. [13]
Separately, JPMorgan’s 2026 global equity outlook projected the S&P 500 ending next year around 7,500, with potential to stretch toward 8,000 under a scenario of extra Fed easing, AI‑driven earnings growth and generous shareholder payouts. [14]
What rate cuts mean for a bank like JPM
Rate cuts are a double‑edged sword for big banks:
- They tend to compress net interest margins (the spread between what the bank earns on loans and pays on deposits).
- But they can also support credit quality, reduce default risk, and stimulate capital markets activity, which benefits JPMorgan’s trading and investment banking franchises.
Given JPMorgan’s diversified model – with large credit, trading, advisory and asset‑management businesses – its stock often trades as a levered bet on the overall cycle, not just on pure lending spreads. A faster‑than‑expected pivot to easing therefore has mixed but significant implications for JPMorgan’s earnings trajectory and valuation.
Fresh legal and political scrutiny over Epstein ties
While JPMorgan is celebrating architectural ambition in London, it is still navigating the long tail of its past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and that story remains very much alive in late 2025.
Recent disclosures and political pressure have brought the issue back into focus:
- Newly unsealed court documents this month revealed that JPMorgan ultimately flagged more than $1 billion in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds that may have been associated with human trafficking, according to NDTV and other outlets summarizing the filings. [15]
- A November 19 memorandum from staff for Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, argues that JPMorgan “underreported” Epstein‑related suspicious transactions for nearly two decades. It notes that the bank initially flagged just over $4.3 million in questionable activity while Epstein was alive, but later filed retroactive suspicious‑activity reports covering about $1.3 billion following his death in 2019. [16]
The memo calls for further investigation into whether the under‑reporting was deliberate and points out that senior executives in JPMorgan’s private bank were closely involved in overseeing Epstein’s accounts. [17]
On November 28, the Guardian reported that US regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC, said they were “taking seriously” allegations that major banks may have enabled Epstein’s crimes. The story highlighted a letter from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who urged regulators to examine whether JPMorgan executives and other bankers helped maintain Epstein’s access to the financial system despite his 2008 conviction. [18]
JPMorgan insists that CEO Jamie Dimon had no involvement in handling Epstein’s accounts and has emphasized its cooperation with legal and regulatory processes. The bank already agreed in 2023 to pay $75 million to the US Virgin Islands and $290 million to Epstein’s accusers, resolving major civil cases without admitting wrongdoing, but the latest disclosures ensure the issue remains a headline and reputational risk. [19]
For investors, the core questions are:
- Could new findings spark additional fines or enforcement actions?
- How much management bandwidth will ongoing political scrutiny consume?
- Does the reputational overhang affect JPMorgan’s franchise value, especially in wealth management?
Those are hard to quantify today, but they sit in the background of the stock’s premium valuation.
Cybersecurity scare: vendor hack exposes data‑risk questions
Another risk story this week involves cybersecurity.
Reuters reported that a November 12 cyberattack on real‑estate technology vendor SitusAMC may have exposed sensitive customer data for several major banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and Morgan Stanley. The vendor said certain systems handling mortgage and loan information were compromised, and that data related to some clients’ customers – such as accounting documents and legal contracts – may have been impacted. [20]
SitusAMC says the incident has been contained, its systems are now fully operational, and no encrypting malware was used. The FBI is investigating but has stated there is no evidence so far of operational disruption to banking services. JPMorgan and the other banks have not publicly detailed the scope of any data exposure. [21]
While this breach occurred at a third‑party vendor, not inside JPMorgan’s own systems, it underscores an uncomfortable reality:
- Large banks rely on complex vendor ecosystems, which can become weak links.
- Even when core systems remain secure, data leaks can carry regulatory, legal and reputational consequences.
For JPMorgan shareholders, it is another reminder that operational risk – particularly cyber risk – deserves as much attention as credit and market risk.
Structured notes and capital‑markets activity
Beyond the macro headlines, JPMorgan continues to churn out new structured investment products, which generate fee income and rely on the bank’s balance sheet for guarantees.
Recent Form 424B2 filings show that JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC priced multiple notes this week, including:
- $500,000 Auto Callable Contingent Interest Notes linked to Coinbase Global, Inc. stock, due 2028, designed to pay contingent interest when Coinbase shares stay above a set barrier and automatically call the notes if the stock performs strongly. [22]
- $2.693 million Auto Callable Contingent Interest Notes linked to Oracle stock, due 2026, with a similar contingent interest and autocall structure. [23]
- $35,000 Capped Buffered Return Enhanced Notes linked to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, offering leveraged upside up to a cap and exposing investors to potentially steep principal losses if the bitcoin‑tracking ETF falls sharply. [24]
All of these notes are unsecured obligations of JPMorgan’s financing arm and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co., meaning investors in the notes take on JPMorgan’s credit risk in addition to market risk tied to the underlying assets. [25]
Individually, the deals are small relative to JPMorgan’s balance sheet, but they illustrate:
- Ongoing investor appetite for yield‑enhancing products, including those referencing crypto‑related assets.
- JPMorgan’s continued push to monetize its brand and credit strength through structured products.
Housing, community investment and balance‑sheet scale
Not all of JPMorgan’s November headlines are about towers, lawsuits or derivatives. On November 19, the bank announced more than $40 million in new philanthropic funding aimed at expanding the US housing supply, split between over $20 million in grants and $20 million in flexible, impact‑focused term loans. [26]
According to the firm, this funding supports organizations working on:
- Innovative construction and financing models
- Preservation of existing affordable rental units
- Home‑improvement and ownership initiatives for low‑ and moderate‑income households
The announcement sits alongside more than $5 billion in debt and equity financing for affordable housing that JPMorgan extended in the first three quarters of 2025, backing nearly 39,000 units across the US. Since 2021, the bank says it has supported the creation or preservation of more than 410,000 affordable housing units and deployed over $50 billion in housing‑related capital. [27]
The same release reiterates JPMorgan’s scale: as of September 30, 2025, the firm reported $4.6 trillion in assets and $360 billion in stockholders’ equity, reflecting its status as the largest US bank by assets and one of the most systemically important financial institutions globally. [28]
While philanthropic commitments don’t move the earnings needle much, they contribute to JPMorgan’s ESG and political narrative at a time when the bank is under scrutiny for past relationships and current data‑privacy questions.
Valuation debate: excellent bank, expensive stock
Given that backdrop – strong performance, global expansion, macro clout and recurring legal risk – the key equity question is valuation.
Several independent commentators argue that JPMorgan’s current price reflects a lot of good news:
- In recent weeks, two widely read Seeking Alpha articles – “Wait for a Correction Before Buying JPMorgan Chase Stock” and “JPMorgan: Not a Great Buy at This Valuation” – have rated the shares a “hold” rather than a buy. Both pieces praise the bank’s fundamentals and robust Q3 performance but caution that JPM trades at a premium to its historical valuation multiples and to many peers after years of outperformance. [29]
Their argument, in simplified form:
- JPMorgan’s return on equity and earnings power fully justify a premium,
- But after a 33% YTD rally and multi‑year outperformance, future returns may look more modest unless earnings surprise significantly to the upside or interest‑rate and credit conditions prove unusually benign.
Meanwhile, Jamie Dimon himself has sounded cautious on the broader market. In an October interview cited by Reuters, he warned of a “heightened risk” of a significant US stock‑market correction over the next six months to two years, pointing to geopolitical tensions, high government spending and global rearmament as risk factors. [30]
Earlier in the autumn, he also told CNBC that the US economy was “weakening” ahead of the Fed’s September meeting, highlighting slower job growth and stress at lower‑income households even as headline macro data still looked solid. [31]
In other words, the bank that has most aggressively leaned into “Fortress balance sheet” branding is also warning that the cycle is late – a tension investors need to keep in mind when paying a rich multiple for a cyclical financial stock.
What today’s news means for JPMorgan stock investors
Taken together, the late‑November headlines sketch a nuanced picture of JPMorgan Chase:
- Strategic strength & confidence
- Risk & controversy
- Valuation & cycle considerations
- With the stock close to record highs, up more than 30% YTD and trading at a premium to many peers, even bullish analysts are urging patience rather than aggressive new buying. [36]
- At the same time, JPMorgan’s profitability metrics and scale continue to justify its place at the top of many “quality bank” lists. [37]
For long‑term investors, JPMorgan on November 29, 2025, looks like a high‑quality franchise priced for a fair amount of optimism, with key swings coming from:
- The path of Fed policy and economic growth,
- The evolution of legal and regulatory outcomes tied to historic misconduct, and
- Management’s ability to keep converting its scale – including major projects like the London mega‑tower – into sustainable, high‑return growth.
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