** JPMorgan Chase JPM.N beat Wall Street estimates with
record Q2 profit even as chief Jamie Dimon cautioned about
unprecedented economic risks
"STRONG RETURNS, BEAT & RAISE;" PERFORMANCE UNSUSTAINABLE
** KBW ("market perform," PT: $175) believes co operating at
peak net interest income (NII); flags 7% decline in 2024
** "Although it is a challenging deposit environment, the
acquisition of First Republic Bank and a young branch network
may help to partially mitigate industry pressures" - KBW
** CFRA ("rating," PT: $175) says loan growth can benefit
net interest income and non-interest income in 2023-2024
** Citigroup ("neutral," PT: $160) says it is overall "a
very strong quarter and the co remains very well positioned,"
but largely reflected in valuation
** Evercore ISI ("outperform," PT: $158) acknowledges this
level of performance is eventually unsustainable
(Reporting by Subhadeep Chakravarty in Bengaluru)
((subhadeep.chakravarty@thomsonreuters.com))