NYSE:AXP American Express Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding American Express Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $98.48 +0.31 (+0.32 %) (As of 09/22/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$96.41Now: $98.48▼$99.7850-Day Range$93.19MA: $101.15▼$107.2752-Week Range$67.00Now: $98.48▼$138.13Volume4.88 million shsAverage Volume5.67 million shsMarket Capitalization$79.29 billionP/E Ratio20.47Dividend Yield1.75%Beta1.15 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmerican Express has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.26, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $107.00, American Express has a forecasted upside of 8.7% from its current price of $98.48.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmerican Express has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesAmerican Express has received 1,081 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAmerican Express has received 1,265 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAmerican Express has received 53.92% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about American Express and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AXP will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AXP will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAmerican Express pays a meaningful dividend of 1.75%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAmerican Express has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of American Express is 20.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, American Express will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.00% next year. This indicates that American Express will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, American Express insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $276,720.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.20% of the stock of American Express is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions84.14% of the stock of American Express is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for American Express are expected to grow by 47.96% in the coming year, from $4.65 to $6.88 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of American Express is 20.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.40.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of American Express is 20.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 16.96.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAmerican Express has a PEG Ratio of 2.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmerican Express has a P/B Ratio of 3.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.1Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.13 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Nondepository credit institutions Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:AXP Previous Symbol CUSIP02581610 CIK4962 Webwww.americanexpress.com Phone212-640-2000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.32 Current Ratio1.56 Quick Ratio1.56Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio20.47 Forward P/E Ratio21.18 P/E Growth2.5 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$43.56 billion Price / Sales1.82 Cash Flow$9.57 per share Price / Cash Flow10.29 Book Value$28.55 per share Price / Book3.45Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$8.20 Net Income$6.76 billion Net Margins10.02% Return on Equity24.08% Return on Assets2.77%Miscellaneous Employees64,000 Outstanding Shares805,161,000Market Cap$79.29 billion Next Earnings Date10/16/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $98.48 +0.31 (+0.32 %) (As of 09/22/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive AXP News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. American Express (NYSE:AXP) Frequently Asked Questions How has American Express' stock price been impacted by COVID-19? American Express' stock was trading at $95.38 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AXP stock has increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $98.48. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of American Express? 24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Express in the last year. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for American Express. When is American Express' next earnings date? American Express is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Express. How were American Express' earnings last quarter? American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 24th. The payment services company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.16. The payment services company earned $7.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.25 billion. American Express had a net margin of 10.02% and a return on equity of 24.08%. American Express's revenue for the quarter was down 29.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.07 EPS. View American Express' earnings history. How often does American Express pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for American Express? American Express announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Monday, August 10th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st. View American Express' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for AXP? 24 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for American Express' stock. Their forecasts range from $85.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect American Express' share price to reach $107.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Express. Are investors shorting American Express? American Express saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,080,000 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the August 15th total of 9,900,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,430,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View American Express' Short Interest. 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), SLM (SLM), Green Dot (GDOT), FirstCash (FCFS), Nelnet (NNI), Pra Group (PRAA), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Regional Management (RM), Nicholas Financial (NICK) and Asta Funding (ASFI). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of American Express own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Express investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Walt Disney (DIS), Visa (V), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Home Depot (HD). Who are American Express' key executives? American Express' management team includes the following 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) What is American Express' stock symbol? American Express trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AXP." Who are American Express' major shareholders? American Express' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.04%), BlackRock Inc. (5.66%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.81%), Viking Global Investors LP (1.30%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.96%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.75%). Company insiders that own American Express stock 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 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 FMR LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Bessemer Group Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., First Eagle Investment Management LLC, Focused Investors LLC, and Prudential PLC. Company insiders that have sold American Express company stock in the last year include Denise Pickett, Laureen Seeger, Raymond Joabar, Richard Petrino, Stephen J Squeri, and Theodore Leonsis. View insider buying and selling activity 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 Viking Global Investors LP, Nordea Investment Management AB, BlackRock Inc., Ruffer LLP, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK Ltd, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $98.48. How big of a company is American Express? American Express has a market capitalization of $79.29 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. What is American Express' official website? The official website for American Express is www.americanexpress.com. 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] This page was last updated on 9/23/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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