12 Best Future Stocks to Buy For the Long Term

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3. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

Average Upside Potential: 11.16%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 120

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is one of the best future stocks to buy for the long term. On January 14, Baird raised the firm’s price target on JPMorgan to $280 from $260 with an Underperform rating on the shares. The firm revised its financial model in response to Q4 2025 results, which highlighted strong Core Pre-Provision Net Revenue/PPNR and healthy credit quality.

On the same day, Truist increased its price target for JPMorgan to $334 from $331, while maintaining a Hold rating. Following the company’s Q4 2025 results, the firm updated its financial model and raised its 2026 EPS forecast by 50 cents to $21.25. This adjustment is driven by expectations of improved growth in market revenue over the next two years.

On January 13, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) released its Q4 2025 earnings report. The quarter was highlighted by a 7% year-over-year revenue increase to $46.8 billion. The firm achieved a quarterly net income of $13 billion with EPS of $4.63. For the full year, net income reached $57.5 billion (EPS of $20.18) on total revenue of $185 billion. A central theme of the report was the strategic acquisition of the Apple Card portfolio. JPMorgan recorded a $2.2 billion credit reserve build in Q4 to account for this transition, which temporarily impacted standardized risk-weighted assets by $23 billion.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through three segments: Consumer & Community Banking, Commercial & Investment Banking, and Asset & Wealth Management.

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