American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services to consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates through three segments: Global Consumer Services Group, Global Commercial Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. The company's products and services include charge and credit card products, as well as other payment and financing products; network services; expense management products and services; travel-related services; and prepaid products. Its products and services also comprise merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, point-of-sale marketing, and information products and services for merchants; and fraud prevention services, as well as the design and operation of customer loyalty programs. The company sells its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through online and mobile applications, third-party vendors and business partners, direct mail, telephone, in-house teams, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Nondepository credit institutions
Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance
SectorFinance
Phone212-640-2000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$40.34 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
EmployeesN/A
Next Earnings Date4/17/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
American Express (NYSE:AXP) Frequently Asked Questions
What is American Express' stock symbol?
American Express trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AXP."
How often does American Express pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Express?
American Express declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, April 5th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, May 10th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 4th. View American Express' Dividend History.
How will American Express' stock buyback program work?
American Express announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, June 28th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $3,400,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 4.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
How were American Express' earnings last quarter?
American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 17th. The payment services company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.06. The payment services company earned $10.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.54 billion. American Express had a return on equity of 30.35% and a net margin of 17.08%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.58 earnings per share. View American Express' Earnings History.
When is American Express' next earnings date?
What guidance has American Express issued on next quarter's earnings?
American Express updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 17th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.83-8.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $8.12. The company issued revenue guidance of +8-10% (Approx $43.5-44.9 billion), compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $43.46 billion.American Express also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $7.85-8.35 EPS.
What price target have analysts set for AXP?
19 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for American Express' shares. Their forecasts range from $87.00 to $131.00. On average, they anticipate American Express' share price to reach $111.1647 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for American Express.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for American Express?
19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Express in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for American Express.
Has American Express been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about AXP stock has been trending negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Express earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the payment services company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are some of American Express' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to American Express include Zurich Insurance Group (ZURVY), Synchrony Financial (SYF), CHINA MERCHANTS/ADR (CIHKY), HARGREAVES LANS/ADR (HRGLY), Ally Financial (ALLY), SBI (SBHGF), Green Dot (GDOT), 360 Finance (QFIN), Qudian (QD), LexinFintech (LX), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Blucora (BCOR), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Weidai (WEI) and X Financial (XYF).
What other stocks do shareholders of American Express own?
Who are American Express' key executives?
American Express' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Stephen Joseph Squeri, Chairman & CEO (Age 59)
- Mr. Jeffrey C. Campbell, Chief Financial Officer (Age 58)
- Ms. Laureen E. Seeger, Chief Legal Officer (Age 57)
- Mr. Douglas E. Buckminster, Group Pres of Global Consumer Services (Age 58)
- Mr. Richard Petrino, Exec. VP, Corp. Controller & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 51)
Who are American Express' major shareholders?
American Express' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.32%), FMR LLC (2.91%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.58%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (1.35%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.25%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.14%). Company insiders that own American Express stock include Anre D Williams, Ashwini Gupta, Douglas E Buckminster, James Peter Bush, Jeffrey C Campbell, Kenneth I Chenault, L Kevin Cox, Linda Zukauckas, Marc D Gordon, Michael John O'neill, Paul D Fabara, Richard Petrino, Scott Murcray, Stephen J Squeri, Susan Sobbott, Ventures Fund Vii LP Vivo and Zita Peach. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Express.
Which major investors are selling American Express stock?
AXP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Third Point LLC, Findlay Park Partners LLP, Boston Partners, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, State Treasurer State of Michigan, Millennium Management LLC and American Century Companies Inc.. Company insiders that have sold American Express company stock in the last year include Douglas E Buckminster, Jeffrey C Campbell, L Kevin Cox, Marc D Gordon, Richard Petrino and Stephen J Squeri. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Express.
Which major investors are buying American Express stock?
AXP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Samlyn Capital LLC, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC and Eaton Vance Management. Company insiders that have bought American Express stock in the last two years include Scott Murcray, Ventures Fund Vii LP Vivo and Zita Peach. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Express.
How do I buy shares of American Express?
Shares of AXP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Express' stock price today?
One share of AXP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $112.67.
How big of a company is American Express?
American Express has a market capitalization of $95.02 billion and generates $40.34 billion in revenue each year. The payment services company earns $6.92 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.33 on an earnings per share basis.
What is American Express' official website?
How can I contact American Express?
American Express' mailing address is 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY, 10285. The payment services company can be reached via phone at 212-640-2000 or via email at [email protected]
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