Apr. 15 at 7:47 PM
💰 Bank Earnings Recap: Who’s King of Wall Street in 2025? 💼
All 4 major U.S. banks crushed Q1 earnings — but who’s best positioned for the rest of the year? Let’s break it down:
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$MS takes the crown on surprise metrics: +17.6% EPS beat, +26.5% profit growth. But it’s also the most expensive at 13.6x P/E.
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$JPM? The juggernaut. Strong numbers across the board, massive
$7.1B buyback, +9.1% profit growth — and still trading at 12.9x P/E. Oh, and they’re building 500 more branches AND expanding digital bank Chase into the EU.
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$WFC struggled the most with -3.4% revenue drop and net interest income down 6%. Still, they burned
$3.5B on buybacks — 1.7% of their market cap!
🚀 Quiet outperformer?
$BK. YTD it's the only one green. +40% 1-year return, 21% profit growth, and best PEG ratio at 1.14.
⚖️ Final Take:
$JPM is the fortress-meets-fintech.
$BK is the sleeper.
$MS is the high-growth bet.
$WFC... might need more than a buyback to stay afloat.
