Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesJamie Dimon thinks shares of JPMorgan Chase are expensive.
We're not going to buy back a lot of stock at these prices," Dimon said.
JPMorgan shares traded recently for around 2.4 times book value.
"Buying back stock of a financial company greatly in excess of two times tangible book is a mistake," Dimon said.
The JPMorgan CEO has often resisted pressure from investors and analysts that he deemed short-sighted.
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