5 Biggest Stocks that Benefit from Rising Interest Rates

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

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 110

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is a New York-based investment and diversified financial services company.

Like other leading financial institutions, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) benefits from rising interest rates as it can charge higher markups on its loans. On December 8, R. Scott Siefers at Piper Sandler started coverage on JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) with an Overweight rating and a target price of $150. The analyst believes the company is the gold standard in the field of banking and should trade at a well-deserved premium. Siefers added that JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) operates the most complete and strongest banking franchise in the US. Experts believe that the company’s operating leverage is also moving in a positive direction heading into 2023.

Here’s what Vltava Fund said about JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) in its Q3 2022 investor letter:

“We regard JPM to be the strongest and best- managed bank in the world. It is a leader in investment banking, commercial banking, credit cards, and asset management. Its size (the largest bank in the USA, with nearly USD 4,000 billion in assets) and diversification give it a strong competitive advantage that is compounded by its cost advantages and the high costs to clients associated with switching banks. JPM’s management prides itself on running the only large bank to avoid major instability over the long term.

JP Morgan’s quality and strength first became fully evident in 2008 under the leadership of its CEO Jamie Dimon. Not only did JP Morgan help to stabilize the market by taking over the failing Bear Stearns in the spring of that year, but throughout the Great Financial Crisis it was the only big US bank that did not require government assistance and it was highly profitable even in the difficult year of 2008.

A well-functioning and efficient bank can be a very good long-term investment, because the interest compounding effect works well here. JPM’s return on equity (ROE) is well into the double digits and this puts it in a good position to continue producing better long-term returns than does the market. JPM has been very profitable even during years when interest rates were close to zero. The current – and perhaps not temporary – return to somewhat more normal, higher interest rates should have a significantly positive impact on the bank’s interest income and overall profitability.”

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