American Express (AXP) Competitors $328.87 +5.52 (+1.71%) As of 11:32 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. 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% Does the media favor PYPL or AXP? In the previous week, American Express had 13 more articles in the media than PayPal. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for American Express and 52 mentions for PayPal. American Express' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat PayPal's score of 1.16 indicating that American Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PayPal 36 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Express 50 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PYPL or AXP? PayPal presently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.76%. American Express has a consensus price target of $313.45, suggesting a potential downside of 4.69%. Given PayPal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 14 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45American Express 2 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has more volatility and risk, PYPL or AXP? PayPal has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Express has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Express shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$31.80B2.01$4.15B$4.6814.33American Express$65.95B3.47$10.13B$14.2523.08 SummaryAmerican Express beats PayPal on 11 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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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$228.85B$8.01B$12.69B$21.61BDividend Yield1.01%4.68%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio23.0817.17231.2429.76Price / Sales3.476.5830.7652.05Price / Cash20.1626.2822.1224.46Price / Book7.663.022.314.60Net Income$10.13B$310.98M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance-0.51%7.15%1.14%1.28%1 Month Performance11.00%7.61%4.47%6.63%1 Year Performance29.39%35.20%544.02%17.12% American Express Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXPAmerican Express4.3154 of 5 stars$328.87+1.7%$313.45-4.7%+31.8%$228.85B$65.95B23.0875,100News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradePYPLPayPal4.7361 of 5 stars$69.06-1.6%$85.00+23.1%-4.7%$65.96B$31.80B14.7524,400Positive NewsBACBank of America4.7853 of 5 stars$50.22-1.0%$50.13-0.2%+27.6%$371.71B$192.43B14.67213,000Trending NewsBRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.6414 of 5 stars$748,862.77-0.8%N/A+7.1%$1.08T$371.43B17.10372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.8801 of 5 stars$499.31-0.7%$575.00+15.2%+6.9%$1.08T$371.43B17.11392,400KOCocaCola4.6255 of 5 stars$68.83-0.2%$77.21+12.2%-5.2%$295.98B$47.06B24.3969,700Positive NewsMAMastercard4.8471 of 5 stars$591.51-0.6%$617.93+4.5%+18.9%$534.65B$28.17B39.8835,300Positive NewsMCOMoody's4.7166 of 5 stars$497.49-2.4%$538.80+8.3%+4.6%$89.05B$7.09B42.2715,838Positive NewsOXYOccidental Petroleum4.5899 of 5 stars$47.99+0.8%$54.65+13.9%-10.0%$47.27B$26.88B28.4113,323Positive NewsSYFSynchrony Financial4.691 of 5 stars$75.49-1.1%$74.05-1.9%+62.1%$28.07B$22.65B9.1620,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastVVisa4.8854 of 5 stars$349.34-0.7%$380.84+9.0%+18.6%$640.18B$35.93B34.1131,600Positive 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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