NYSE:AXP - American Express Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

American Express declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share on Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. This is a boost from American Express's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. View American Express' Dividend History.

American Express announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, June 28th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $3,400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 4.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January, 24th. The payment services company reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.03. The payment services company earned $11.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.36 billion. American Express had a return on equity of 30.21% and a net margin of 15.44%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.84 EPS. View American Express' Earnings History.

American Express is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 16th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for American Express.

American Express issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, January, 24th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.85-9.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $8.99.

17 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for American Express' shares. Their forecasts range from $117.60 to $159.00. On average, they anticipate American Express' share price to reach $137.04 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Express.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Express in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for American Express.

News stories about AXP stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Express earned a coverage optimism score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the payment services company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for American Express.

Some companies that are related to American Express include Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), SLM (SLM), FirstCash (FCFS), Nelnet (NNI), Green Dot (GDOT), Pra Group (PRAA), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), Regional Management (RM), EZCORP (EZPW), Nicholas Financial (NICK) and Asta Funding (ASFI).

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

American Express' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.26%), FMR LLC (3.44%), Wealth Quarterback LLC (3.19%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.19%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.13%) and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. (0.79%). Company insiders that own American Express stock include Denise Pickett, Douglas E Buckminster, Jeffrey C Campbell, L Kevin Cox, Laureen Seeger, Marc D Gordon, Michael John O'neill, Paul D Fabara, Raymond Joabar, Richard Petrino, Scott Murcray, Stephen J Squeri, Theodore Leonsis, Ventures Fund Vii LP Vivo and Zita Peach. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Express.

AXP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, State Street Corp, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. Company insiders that have sold American Express company stock in the last year include Denise Pickett, Jeffrey C Campbell, Laureen Seeger, Michael John O'neill, Paul D Fabara, Raymond Joabar, Richard Petrino, Stephen J Squeri and Theodore Leonsis. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Express.

AXP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wealth Quarterback LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Longview Partners Guernsey LTD, Investec Asset Management LTD, Samlyn Capital LLC, Valueworks LLC and Meadow Creek Wealth Advisors LLC. 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.

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.

One share of AXP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $118.50.

American Express has a market capitalization of $95.75 billion and generates $43.56 billion in revenue each year. The payment services company earns $6.76 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.20 on an earnings per share basis. American Express employs 64,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Express.

The official website for American Express is http://www.americanexpress.com/.

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]