PREVIEW: JPMorgan shares edge down; analysts see Q3 EPS down, rev up y/y
** Shares of JPMorgan JPM.N down 0.5% on Thursday ahead of its third-quarter financial report due before market open on Friday
** Wall Street analysts see JPM reporting adj. EPS of $4.01, down from $4.50 in year-ago qtr, on revenue of $41.63 bln, which would be up 2.3% y/y, according to the latest data from LSEG
** In last 8 quarters JPM's revenue met or beat Street expectations every time while EPS beat 7 times
** JPM expected to report lower profits on pressure from interest income, subdued loan demand while investors seen focusing on net interest income forecasts after strong jobs data fueled uncertainty on Fed's interest rate easing path
** Stock last traded at $213.02, vs median PT of $218.50, down slightly from $221 a month ago, according to LSEG which shows 24 analyst ratings: 3 'strong buy,' 12 'buy' and 9 'hold'
** YTD shares in JPM up ~25.5% vs ~20% gain for S&P 500 bank index .SPXBK, 12.5% rise for the Dow .DJI
** JPM options imply a 3.3% swing for the shares, in either direction by Friday, per Trade Alert data; that's higher than the stock's avg move of 2.8% on the day of results over the last eight qtrs
(Reporting By Sinéad Carew)
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