American Express (AXP) Competitors $340.41 -1.26 (-0.37%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$341.50 +1.08 (+0.32%) As of 09/19/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AXP vs. PYPL, BAC, BRK.A, BRK.B, KO, MA, MCO, OXY, SYF, and VShould you be buying American Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Express include PayPal (PYPL), Bank of America (BAC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), CocaCola (KO), Mastercard (MA), Moody's (MCO), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Synchrony Financial (SYF), and Visa (V). American Express vs. Its Competitors PayPal Bank of America Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway CocaCola Mastercard Moody's Occidental Petroleum Synchrony Financial Visa PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and American Express (NYSE:AXP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PYPL or AXP? 68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of American Express shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Express shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer PYPL or AXP? PayPal currently has a consensus price target of $84.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.86%. American Express has a consensus price target of $315.20, indicating a potential downside of 7.41%. Given PayPal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than American Express.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44American Express 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has higher valuation & earnings, PYPL or AXP? American Express has higher revenue and earnings than PayPal. PayPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Express, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPayPal$31.80B2.05$4.15B$4.6814.58American Express$65.95B3.59$10.13B$14.2523.89 Is PYPL or AXP more profitable? American Express has a net margin of 14.78% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.49%. American Express' return on equity of 32.87% beat PayPal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PayPal14.49% 25.35% 6.30% American Express 14.78%32.87%3.62% Which has more risk and volatility, PYPL or AXP? PayPal has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Express has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PYPL or AXP? In the previous week, American Express had 31 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 98 mentions for American Express and 67 mentions for PayPal. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat American Express' score of 1.08 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 44 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Express 63 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Express beats PayPal on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Express News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AXP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AXP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican ExpressFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$237.76B$8.18B$12.74B$21.65BDividend Yield0.96%4.68%5.40%3.51%P/E Ratio23.8917.49243.5729.96Price / Sales3.597.0630.9360.86Price / Cash21.2427.9222.4224.97Price / Book7.923.072.334.59Net Income$10.13B$313.53M$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance4.59%3.74%0.38%0.87%1 Month Performance10.41%14.80%3.78%5.48%1 Year Performance26.57%32.33%537.68%14.38% American Express Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXPAmerican Express4.1371 of 5 stars$340.41-0.4%$315.20-7.4%+26.7%$237.76B$65.95B23.8975,100Trending NewsOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumePYPLPayPal4.7871 of 5 stars$66.82-0.4%$85.00+27.2%-12.1%$63.86B$32.29B14.2824,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBACBank of America4.7987 of 5 stars$50.62+0.1%$50.610.0%+27.9%$374.26B$192.43B14.77213,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7099 of 5 stars$736,355.490.0%N/A+7.3%$1.06T$371.43B16.82372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway2.1829 of 5 stars$491.02-0.1%$575.00+17.1%+7.2%$1.06T$371.43B16.83392,400KOCocaCola4.757 of 5 stars$66.34+0.2%$76.93+16.0%-5.8%$285.83B$47.06B23.5569,700Positive NewsMAMastercard4.8441 of 5 stars$586.23+0.6%$626.54+6.9%+18.4%$529.41B$30.24B39.4935,300Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementMCOMoody's4.8395 of 5 stars$507.20-0.3%$540.57+6.6%-1.9%$90.90B$7.09B43.1415,838Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOXYOccidental Petroleum4.533 of 5 stars$47.78+5.1%$54.70+14.5%-11.3%$47.00B$26.88B28.2513,323SYFSynchrony Financial4.7169 of 5 stars$73.99-3.0%$73.79-0.3%+50.0%$27.52B$22.65B8.9820,000Positive NewsVVisa4.865 of 5 stars$339.22+0.0%$385.96+13.8%+19.9%$620.99B$38.89B33.0931,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Alternatives BAC Alternatives BRK.A Alternatives BRK.B Alternatives KO Alternatives MA Alternatives MCO Alternatives OXY Alternatives SYF Alternatives V Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AXP) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPrepare for the “Mar-a-Lago Accord” Money ShockWhy Are Wall Street Insiders Moving Their Money to This ONE Asset? 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