JPMorgan price target raised to $167 from $158 at Evercore ISI

Evercore ISI raised the firm’s price target on JPMorgan to $167 from $158 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Ahead of Q3 reporting season for the brokers, banks and asset managers, the firm is cutting Q3 estimates by 6% on average, stating that the backdrop remains challenging for the brokers, universals and trust banks as markets were down in the quarter, rates were higher, spreads wider and investment banking continues to “work through a slow recovery.”