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NYSE:AXP

American Express (AXP) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$153.48
+1.39 (+0.91%)
(As of 05/18/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$151.06
$154.12
50-Day Range
$147.93
$172.12
52-Week Range
$130.65
$182.15
Volume
2.35 million shs
Average Volume
3.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
$114.07 billion
P/E Ratio
16.14
Dividend Yield
1.56%
Price Target
$177.41

American Express MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.18 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
15.6% Upside
$177.41 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
0.85% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-0.42
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.52mentions of American Express in the last 14 days
Based on 10 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$3.59 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
12.99%
From $11.16 to $12.61 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.97 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

155th out of 890 stocks

Nondepository Credit Institutions Industry

3rd out of 46 stocks


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About American Express (NYSE:AXP) Stock

American Express Company is a multinational financial services company based in New York City. The company provides credit cards, charge cards, traveler's cheques and other financial services to individuals and businesses worldwide.

Founded in 1850, American Express has been a pioneer in the credit card industry and has developed a reputation for offering premium products and services that cater to high-income consumers. The company operates in over 130 countries and employs over 75,000 people globally.

Stephen J. Squeri has served as American Express Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2018, succeeding Kenneth I. Chenault. Squeri joined the company in 1985 and has held various leadership positions.

He is credited with leading the company's digital transformation and developing new partnerships with technology companies such as Apple, Google and Amazon. Other key management team members include Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey C. Campbell and Vice Chairman Douglas E. Buckminster.

American Express has consistently generated strong financial results, with revenue increasing consistently over the past few years. The company's net income has also grown during this same time frame. The company's profit margin has remained relatively stable at around 14%.

American Express has maintained a strong balance sheet, with a debt-to-equity ratio and a price-to-book ratio consistent with industry averages. Over the past couple of years, American Express' stock has performed well, leading its industry peers. 

The credit card industry is highly competitive, with a few prominent players dominating the market. American Express competes with other major credit card companies, such as Visa and Mastercard and banks that issue private-label credit cards.

The industry has been growing steadily, with global credit card transactions expected to reach $8.8 trillion by 2025. However, the industry faces several challenges, including increasing regulatory scrutiny and the threat of disruption from fintech startups.

American Express has several growth opportunities, including expanding its presence in international markets and developing new partnerships with technology companies. The company has made significant progress in these areas, with global revenue growth from 2016 to 2022.

American Express has also partnered with companies such as Uber, Marriott and Delta Airlines to offer unique benefits to its cardholders. Additionally, the company has been investing in its digital capabilities by launching its digital wallet and mobile app.

Despite its stable financial performance and growth opportunities, American Express faces several risks and challenges. The company's high-end products and services may be vulnerable to changes in consumer preferences, and the company may need help to appeal to younger generations who prefer debit cards and mobile payments.

Additionally, American Express is subject to increasing regulatory scrutiny, with regulators monitoring the company's anti-money laundering practices and compliance with consumer protection laws. The company's debt levels and dependence on the global economy also pose risks, as a recession or economic downturn could impact its profitability.

Another major challenge for American Express is the increasing competition from fintech startups, disrupting the traditional credit card industry by offering innovative products and services. These startups are often more agile and adaptable than established companies like American Express and may be able to offer more attractive rewards and lower fees to customers.

To stay competitive, American Express must continue to innovate and develop new products and services that cater to changing customer preferences.

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AXP Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 5/10 Dividend
4/05/2023
Last Earnings
4/20/2023
Dividend Payable
5/10/2023
Today
5/18/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/28/2023
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2023

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Nondepository credit institutions
Sub-Industry
Consumer Finance
Sector
Finance
CUSIP
02581610
CIK
4962
Employees
77,300
Year Founded
1850

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast
$177.41
High Stock Price Forecast
$210.00
Low Stock Price Forecast
$146.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside
+15.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.18
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$7.51 billion
Pretax Margin
16.32%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$52.86 billion
Cash Flow
$12.65 per share
Book Value
$34.97 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
742,349,000
Market Cap
$114.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.18

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Key Executives

  • Stephen J. SqueriStephen J. Squeri
    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
  • Jeffrey C. CampbellJeffrey C. Campbell
    Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer
  • Ravi Radhakrishnan
    Chief Information Officer & Executive VP
  • Gunther T. Bright
    EVP, GM-Global & US Large Enterprises
  • Alan Gallo
    EVP & Chief Audit Executive-Internal Audit Group













AXP Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell American Express stock right now?

17 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Express in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" AXP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AXP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is American Express' stock price forecast for 2023?

17 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for American Express' shares. Their AXP share price forecasts range from $146.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $177.41 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.6% from the stock's current price.
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How have AXP shares performed in 2023?

American Express' stock was trading at $147.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AXP stock has increased by 3.9% and is now trading at $153.48.
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Are investors shorting American Express?

American Express saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,320,000 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the April 15th total of 5,710,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,270,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is American Express' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 28th 2023.
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How were American Express' earnings last quarter?

American Express (NYSE:AXP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 20th. The payment services company reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.26. The payment services company earned $14.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.02 billion. American Express had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.44% and a net margin of 13.00%. American Express's quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.73 earnings per share.
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How often does American Express pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Express?

American Express declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share on Thursday, August 10th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.56%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 6th.
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Is American Express a good dividend stock?

American Express (NYSE:AXP) pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.62%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 25.24%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AXP will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.03% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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How will American Express' stock buyback program work?

American Express announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, March 8th 2023, which allows the company to repurchase 120,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

What guidance has American Express issued on next quarter's earnings?

American Express issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 20th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $11.00-$11.40 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $11.10. The company issued revenue guidance of $60.79 billion-$61.85 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $60.82 billion.

What is Stephen J Squeri's approval rating as American Express' CEO?

1,437 employees have rated American Express Chief Executive Officer Stephen J Squeri on Glassdoor.com. Stephen J Squeri has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Stephen J Squeri in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of American Express own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Express investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Visa (V), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

What is American Express' stock symbol?

American Express trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AXP."

Who are American Express' major shareholders?

American Express' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.18%), State Street Corp (4.01%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.96%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.72%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.43%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Anna Marrs, Anre D Williams, Denise Pickett, Douglas E Buckminster, Howard Grosfield, Jeffrey C Campbell, Laureen Seeger, Marc D Gordon, Monique Herena, Quinn Jessica Lieberman, Raymond Joabar, Scott Kessler, Stephen J Squeri, Theodore Leonsis and Walter Joseph Clayton III.
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How do I buy shares of American Express?

Shares of AXP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is American Express' stock price today?

One share of AXP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $153.48.

How much money does American Express make?

American Express (NYSE:AXP) has a market capitalization of $114.07 billion and generates $52.86 billion in revenue each year. The payment services company earns $7.51 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.51 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does American Express have?

The company employs 77,300 workers across the globe.

Does American Express have any subsidiaries?
The following companies are subsidiares of American Express: 56th Street AXP Campus LLC, AAC Statutory Trust, AE Exposure Management Limited, AE Hungary Holdings Limited Liability Company, AEOCC Funding Australia Limited, AEOCC Management Company Limited, AMEX (Middle East) QFC LLC, AMEX Assurance Company, AXP Insurance Master Trust, Accertify, Accertify Inc., Acompay, Alpha Card Merchant Services S.C.R.L./C.V.B.A., Alpha Card S.C.R.L./C.V.B.A., American Express (India) Private Limited, American Express (Malaysia) SDN. BHD., American Express (Thai) Company Limited, American Express Advanced Services Europe Limited, American Express Argentina S.A., American Express Asia Network Consulting (Beijing) Limited Company, American Express Australia Limited, American Express Bank (Mexico) S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple, American Express Bank LLC, American Express Bank Services S.A. de C.V., American Express Banking Corp., American Express Brasil Assessoria Empresarial Ltda., American Express Business Solutions (India) Private Limited, American Express Canada Holdings B.V., American Express Carte France SA, American Express Company (Mexico) S.A. de C.V., American Express Continental LLC, American Express Credit Corporation, American Express Credit Mexico LLC, American Express Dutch Capital LLC, American Express Europe LLC, American Express Europe S.A., American Express European Holdings B.V., American Express France SAS, American Express Group Services Limited, American Express Holding AB, American Express Holdings (France) SAS, American Express Holdings 2 Limited, American Express Holdings G.K., American Express Holdings Limited, American Express Holdings Netherlands CV, American Express Insurance Services Agente de Seguros S.A. de C.V., American Express International (NZ) Inc., American Express International (Taiwan) Inc., American Express International Holdings LLC, American Express International Inc., American Express Italia S.r.l., American Express Japan Co. Ltd., American Express Kabbage Inc., American Express Limited, American Express Marketing & Development Corp., American Express National Bank, American Express Netherlands B.V., American Express Netherlands Holdings B.V., American Express Overseas Credit Corporation Limited, American Express Overseas Credit Corporation N.V., American Express Payment Services Limited, American Express Payments Europe S.L.U., American Express Prepaid Card Management Corporation, American Express Receivables Financing Corporation II, American Express Receivables Financing Corporation III LLC, American Express Receivables Financing Corporation VIII LLC, American Express Saudi Arabia (C) JSC, American Express Services Europe Limited, American Express Services India Private Limited, American Express Servicios Profesionales S. de R.L. de C.V., American Express Swiss Holdings GmbH, American Express TLS HK Limited, American Express Travel Holdings Netherlands B.V., American Express Travel Holdings Netherlands Cooperatief U.A., American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., American Express Ventures SBIC GP LLC, American Express Ventures SBIC L.P., American Express Viajes S.A., American Express de Espana S.A., American Express spol. s r.o., Amex (Middle East) B.S.C., Amex Agenzia Assicurativa S.r.l., Amex Al Omania LLC, Amex Asesores de Seguros S.A., Amex Bank of Canada, Amex Canada Inc., Amex Egypt Company Limited Liability Company, Amex Funding Management (Europe) Limited, Amex Funding Management Holdings Limited, Amex General Insurance Agency Inc., Amex Global Holdings C.V., Amex NL Holdings 99 LLC, Amex Services Inc., Amex Taiwan Trust, Amexco Insurance Company, Angel Acquisition LLC, Asesorias e Inversiones American Express Chile Limitada, Cake Technologies, Cavendish Holdings Inc., Centurion Finance Limited, Credco Receivables Corp., Express (Hangzhou) Technology Services Company Limited, Fideicomiso Empresarial Amex, GBT JerseyCo Limited, InAuth, InAuth UK Ltd., Kabbage, Kabbage Payments LLC, Kviar Ventures SL, LoungeBuddy, LoungeBuddy Inc., Loyalty Partner, Loyalty Partner GmbH, Loyalty Partner Holdings B.V., Loyalty Partner Polska Sp. z o.o., Loyalty Partner Services Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Loyalty Partner Singapore Pte Ltd., Loyalty Partner Solutions GmbH, Loyalty Solutions & Research Pte Ltd., Mez Mobile Inc., Mezi, PAYBACK Austria GmbH, PAYBACK Italia S.r.l., PT American Express Indonesia, Payback GmbH, Payback Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Pocket Concierge, Pocket Concierge Inc., RM Merger Sub II LLC, Resy, Resy Network Inc., Resy Network Limited, Resy Network Pty Ltd, Revolution Money, Rexport Inc., Sometrics, Swisscard AECS GmbH, and Travellers Cheque Associates Limited.
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How can I contact American Express?

American Express' mailing address is 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10285. The official website for the company is www.americanexpress.com. The payment services company can be reached via phone at (212) 640-2000, via email at ir@aexp.com, or via fax at 212-640-0404.

This page (NYSE:AXP) was last updated on 5/18/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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