BBT
Beacon Financial Corp.
BBT has a slight edge over JPM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BBT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BBT's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BBT.
JPM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
JPM's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like JPM.
BBT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.4x | $30.68 | — |
| Cheap | 9.8x | $26.30 | -14% |
| Current | 11x | $30.68 | — |
| Fair | 14x | $37.89 | +24% |
| Expensive | 24x | $65.84 | +115% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBT has the edge over JPM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
JPM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.7x | $231 | -33% |
| Fair | 12x | $287 | -16% |
| Current | 14x | $343 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $343 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $361 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
JPM's PE is in its expensive range at 14.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 13.7x next year's earnings.
BBT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BBT's profitability to improve, with its earnings and revenue holding steady.
JPM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for JPM, with profitability improving.
BBT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.26 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.69 | +142% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.39 | -46% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.28 | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.29 | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.11 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.56 | +392% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.47 | +394% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.44 | -10% |
BBT earned $2.69 per share over the past year, up 142% from the year before. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
JPM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $24.99 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2026 | $23.85 | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.35 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.89 | +2.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.02 | +1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.20 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.50 | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.38 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.75 | +22% |
JPM has the edge over BBT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BBT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $223.2M | +54% |
| Q2 2026 | $219.2M | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $214.7M | +94% |
| Q4 2025 | $225.7M | +105% |
| Q3 2025 | $145M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $113.7M | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.4M | +99% |
| Q4 2024 | $110.2M | +38% |
BBT has the edge over JPM on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +86 points |
| Q2 2026 | 40% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 31% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -50% | -88 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +79 points |
| Q4 2024 | 24% | +32 points |
BBT's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 86 points from the same quarter a year ago.
JPM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.2B | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $57.3B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.8B | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.4B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.9B | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $45.3B | +8.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.8B | +11% |
JPM's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $50.2B last quarter, up 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40% | -0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 48% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | -3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +11 points |
JPM has the edge over BBT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BBT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $95.5M | +$99.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $64.1M | +77% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.8M | -170% |
| Q4 2025 | $159.6M | +381% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.6M | -108% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.3M | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.9M | +200% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.2M | -35% |
BBT has the edge over JPM on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
JPM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.2B | +$78.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.3B | -186% |
| Q1 2026 | -$211.8B | +$40.1B |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7B | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | -$45.2B | +$28.9B |
| Q2 2025 | $29.5B | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | -$251.8B | -$97.7B |
| Q4 2024 | $147.8B | +145% |
JPM's free cash flow was −$84.2B over the past year, against −$120B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
BBT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +58.1K shares |
| 1 year | -4% | -3.5M shares |
| 3 years | +94% | +40.7M shares |
| 5 years | +72% | +35.3M shares |
| Available history | +66% | +33.3M shares |
BBT has the edge over JPM on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $2,000 |
| Q3 2024 | $1,000 |
| Q2 2024 | $13.5M |
| Q1 2024 | $4M |
| Q4 2023 | $6.7M |
| Q3 2023 | $3.6M |
JPM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -11.2M shares |
| 1 year | -3.1% | -84.6M shares |
| 3 years | -8.5% | -249M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -322M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -547M shares |
JPM has 2.7B diluted shares, down 3.1% from a year ago, with $24.5B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8B |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B |
JPM spent $24.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 11% from the year before.
BBT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | 1.8x | Healthy |
BBT's net debt is about 1.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BBT.
JPM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
JPM's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA). Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like JPM.
BBT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.5 | Neutral |
BBT's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
JPM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.5 | Neutral |
JPM's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 31 (neutral).
BBT PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BBT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 12% below |
| PE % | 36 | 63 | 27 pts below |
BBT has the edge over JPM on valuation relative to its sector.
JPM PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | JPM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 10% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
JPM is trading at 14x earnings, a 10% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BBT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.2 | 5.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.3 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.6 | 3.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.8 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.9 | 19% above |
BBT has the edge over JPM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
JPM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $336.8 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $345.3 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $323.2 | 6.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $298.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $236.6 | 45% above |
JPM's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 45% above its 200-week average.
BBT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.8 | $17.6 | -46% |
| 2021 | $17.6 | $28.4 | +61% |
| 2022 | $28.4 | $29.6 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | $29.6 | $24.8 | -16% |
| 2024 | $24.8 | $28.3 | +14% |
| 2025 | $28.3 | $26.9 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.9 | $30.7 | +14% |
BBT has the edge over JPM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
JPM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.1 | $124.5 | -11% |
| 2021 | $124.5 | $157.3 | +26% |
| 2022 | $157.3 | $131.3 | -17% |
| 2023 | $131.3 | $170.1 | +30% |
| 2024 | $170.1 | $241.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $241.2 | $327.9 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $327.9 | $342.8 | +4.5% |
JPM has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 4.5% so far in 2026.