PREVIEW: JPMorgan seen reporting Q1 EPS, revenue increase

Shares in JPMorgan JPM.N edge up on Monday ahead of Q1 financial report due before market open on Tuesday

Wall Street sees the biggest U.S. bank reporting adj EPS of $5.45 versus $4.91 in Q1 2025 on rev of $49.17 bln, which would be up about 6.5% from $46.01 bln year-ago, according to the latest data from LSEG

In last 8 quarters, JPM's EPS and revenue beat every time

Net interest income is estimated to increase to $25.30 bln vs $23.27 bln year-ago

While deals are expected to boost banks Q1 earnings, investors to also monitor JPM, other bank comments to assess the U.S.-Iran war's impact. Rival Goldman Sachs GS.N on Monday posted a Q1 profit increase on strength in deal making vs weakness in fixed income, currency, commodity trading. Citing complex geopolitics, GS CEO said "disciplined risk management" needed

YTD shares in JPM down ~3.5% after gains in the prior three years while the S&P 500 finanical services index .SPSY is off ~6.3% YTD and the Dow Industrials .DJI has fallen ~0.1%

JPM shares last traded at $311 vs median PT of $329, down from $345 a month ago, according to LSEG, which shows 27 analyst ratings: 2 'strong buy,' 13 'buy,' and 12 'hold'

JPM options imply a 3.5% swing for the shares, in either direction by Friday, per Trade Alert data; that's higher than the stock's avg move of 3.1% on the day of results over the last eight qtrs