Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Purchases Shares of American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)

Key Points

• Sen. Shelley Moore Capito purchased shares of American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) worth between $15,001 and $50,000 on July 1st.
• American Express recently reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with a net revenue of $17.86 billion and earnings per share of $4.08, exceeding analyst estimates.
• The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share to be paid on August 8th, reflecting a dividend yield of 1.1%.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently bought shares of American Express Company NYSE: AXP. In a filing disclosed on August 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in American Express stock on July 1st.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Colgate-Palmolive NYSE: CL on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Aflac NYSE: AFL on 7/18/2025.

American Express Price Performance

AXP opened at $298.54 on Tuesday. American Express Company has a 1 year low of $220.43 and a 1 year high of $329.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.60. The company has a market capitalization of $207.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.28. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $306.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $291.10.

American Express (NYSE:AXP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 18th. The payment services company reported $4.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.86 by $0.22. American Express had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 32.87%. The company had revenue of $17.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.70 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.49 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that American Express Company will post 15.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Express Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 3rd. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. American Express's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.02%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Express

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in American Express in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Investment Management Corp VA ADV purchased a new stake in shares of American Express during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Express in the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of American Express during the second quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Solstein Capital LLC bought a new position in American Express during the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Institutional investors own 84.33% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at American Express

In other American Express news, insider Anna Marrs sold 5,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.77, for a total transaction of $1,709,235.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 20,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,312,049.47. The trade was a 21.31% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Glenda G. Mcneal sold 50,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.50, for a total value of $15,475,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 10,957 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,391,191.50. This represents a 82.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AXP. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on American Express from $371.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on American Express from $250.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on American Express from $360.00 to $371.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Bank of America upgraded American Express from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $325.00 to $274.00 in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded shares of American Express from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Express currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $311.05.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

American Express Company Profile

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.

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