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.
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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
Employees59,000
Next Earnings Date1/16/2020 (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 announced a 0.39000 dividend on Tuesday, September 24th. Investors of record on Friday, October 4th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share on Friday, November 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 3rd. View American Express' Dividend History.
How will American Express' stock buyback program work?
American Express declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, June 28th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $3,400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 4.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.
How were American Express' earnings last quarter?
American Express (NYSE:AXP) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The payment services company reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.07 by $0.01. The payment services company earned $10.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.94 billion. American Express had a return on equity of 29.69% and a net margin of 16.51%. American Express's quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.88 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 Friday, October, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.85-8.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $8.10.
What price target have analysts set for AXP?
18 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for American Express' stock. Their forecasts range from $93.00 to $145.00. On average, they expect American Express' share price to reach $124.49 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Express.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for American Express?
18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Express in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 8 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?
Media stories about AXP stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Express earned a media sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the payment services company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for American Express.
Are investors shorting American Express?
American Express saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 6,700,000 shares, an increase of 27.9% from the August 30th total of 5,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,480,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View American Express' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of American Express' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to American Express include Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), FirstCash (FCFS), SLM (SLM), Nelnet (NNI), Pra Group (PRAA), Green Dot (GDOT), World Acceptance (WRLD), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), Regional Management (RM), EZCORP (EZPW), Nicholas Financial (NICK), Asta Funding (ASFI) and Asset Acceptance Capital (AACC).
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)
- Mr. Anré D. Williams, Group Pres of Global Merchant & Network Services (Age 53)
- Mr. Douglas E. Buckminster, Group Pres of Global Consumer Services (Age 58)
- Ms. Anna Elizabeth Marrs, Pres of Global Commercial Services (Age 45)
Who are American Express' major shareholders?
American Express' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.19%), Focused Investors LLC (0.16%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%), Strs Ohio (0.08%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.07%) and Cacti Asset Management LLC (0.07%). 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, Laureen Seeger, 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 institutional investors are selling American Express stock?
AXP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Cambiar Investors LLC, Hexavest Inc., Convergence Investment Partners LLC and Oakbrook Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold American Express company stock in the last year include Jeffrey C Campbell, Laureen Seeger, Michael John O'neill, Paul D Fabara, Richard Petrino and Stephen J Squeri. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Express.
Which institutional investors are buying American Express stock?
AXP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Packer & Co Ltd, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Coastal Investment Advisors Inc., Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, 6 Meridian, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Express' stock price today?
One share of AXP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $116.49.
How big of a company is American Express?
American Express has a market capitalization of $96.65 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. American Express employs 59,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Express.
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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