INDB
Independent Bank Corp.
INDB has the edge over JPM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
JPM
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPM has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
INDB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
INDB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like INDB.
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.
INDB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $67.21 | -20% |
| Forward | 10x | $84.12 | — |
| Current | 12x | $84.12 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $100 | +19% |
| Expensive | 18x | $122 | +44% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
INDB 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.
INDB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect INDB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its 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.
INDB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.09 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.74 | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.53 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.44 | -1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.11 | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.43 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.44 | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.52 | -17% |
INDB earned $6.74 per share over the past year, up 64% from the year before.
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 INDB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
INDB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $261.9M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $253.3M | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $252.7M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $253.9M | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $243.7M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $181.8M | +6.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $178M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $176.9M | -0.2% |
INDB has the edge over JPM on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +27 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 18% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -5.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | -4.5 points |
INDB has the edge over JPM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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's operating margin was 40% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
INDB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99.6M | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $67M | -35% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.6M | +887% |
| Q4 2025 | $75.5M | +107% |
| Q3 2025 | $49.7M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $102.5M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3M | -76% |
| Q4 2024 | $36.5M | -23% |
INDB 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.
INDB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.7% | -820K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +7% | +3.1M shares |
| 5 years | +43% | +14.2M shares |
| Available history | +37% | +12.8M shares |
INDB has the edge over JPM on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M |
| Q1 2026 | $63.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $37.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.4M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
INDB spent $233M buying back its own shares over the past year, about 10 times what it spent the year before.
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.
INDB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
INDB's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like INDB.
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 has the edge over INDB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
INDB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.4 | Neutral |
INDB's weekly RSI is 56 (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).
INDB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | INDB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 4.1% below |
| PE % | 31 | 63 | 32 pts below |
INDB 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.
INDB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.6 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $82.9 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $80.2 | 4.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $72.9 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $65.4 | 29% above |
INDB 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.
INDB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83.8 | $74.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $74.0 | $79.8 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | $79.8 | $84.8 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $84.8 | $65.8 | -22% |
| 2024 | $65.8 | $65.0 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | $65.0 | $75.7 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $75.7 | $84.1 | +11% |
INDB 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.