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
Employees59,000
Next Earnings Date7/17/2019 (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 announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date 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 program on Thursday, June 28th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $3,400,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 4.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were American Express' earnings last quarter?
American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 18th. The payment services company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.01. The payment services company earned $10.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.46 billion. American Express had a return on equity of 29.94% and a net margin of 16.60%. The firm's revenue was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.86 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 issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 18th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $7.85-8.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $8.13.
What price target have analysts set for AXP?
16 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for American Express' shares. Their predictions range from $87.00 to $131.00. On average, they anticipate American Express' share price to reach $112.4462 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Express.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for American Express?
16 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 7 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 somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing 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 news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the payment services company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is very unlikely to have an effect 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), Ally Financial (ALLY), 360 Finance (QFIN), Green Dot (GDOT), LexinFintech (LX), Qudian (QD), Blucora (BCOR), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Yirendai (YRD), X Financial (XYF), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Weidai (WEI), Curo Group (CURO) and Wins Finance (WINS).
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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Focused Investors LLC (0.16%), First Manhattan Co. (0.12%), Strs Ohio (0.09%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.09%), Atalanta Sosnoff Capital 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, 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 Focused Investors LLC, Highland Capital Management LLC, First Manhattan Co., Park National Corp OH, Strs Ohio, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Lourd Capital LLC and Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ronna Sue Cohen, Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Cohen Klingenstein LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc., Country Trust Bank, Hexavest Inc., Huntington National Bank and Virtu Financial 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.
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 $112.33.
How big of a company is American Express?
American Express has a market capitalization of $94.74 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.
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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