American Express Co is a credit service company located in New York, United States, which is part of the Financial Services sector, and is traded under the ticker AXP on the NYSE exchange.
American Express Co stock last closed at $162.75, down 1.1% from the previous day, and has decreased 14.94% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Credit Services industry by 0.09 percentage points. American Express Co stock is currently +24.57% from its 52-week low of $130.65, and -16.11% from its 52-week high of $194.00.
There are currently 744.19M AXP shares outstanding. The market value of AXP is $121.12B. In the last 24 hours, 4.37M AXP shares were traded.
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Out of 18 sell side analysts who research AXP, the consensus analyst rating on AXP is a Hold
Please note that analyst forecasts are not recommendations, nor are they investment advice.
Betsy Graseck, a bottom 11% analyst from Morgan Stanley upgrades AXP to a strong buy rating and announces their AXP price target of $186.00, on Feb 8, 2023.
David George, a top 10% analyst from Baird maintains AXP with a buy rating and raises their AXP price target from $175.00 to $190.00, on Jan 30, 2023.
Karl Shepard, a bottom 21% analyst from RBC Capital maintains AXP with a hold rating and raises their AXP price target from $175.00 to $186.00, on Jan 30, 2023.
James Fotheringham, a top 9% analyst from BMO Capital maintains AXP with a hold rating and raises their AXP price target from $167.00 to $197.00, on Jan 30, 2023.
Mark Devries, a bottom 25% analyst from Barclays maintains AXP with a hold rating and raises their AXP price target from $158.00 to $178.00, on Jan 30, 2023.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the American Express Co stock forecast page.
Last year, AXP earnings were $7.51B. During the last 5 year, AXP's earnings have increased by 26.87% per year. This was faster than the Credit Services industry average of 20.57%.
Last year, AXP revenue was $50.68B. During the past 5 year, AXP's revenue has grown by 8.24% per year. This was slower than the Credit Services industry average of 11.28%.
Learn more about AXP's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the last year, executives and large shareholders at AXP have bought more shares than they have sold.
Howard Grosfield, President U.S. Consumer Serv of AXP, was the latest AXP insider to sell. They sold $584,471.85 worth of AXP shares on Mar 8, 2023.
Research more about who owns AXP stock here.
American Express Co pays a dividend of 1.28%, compared to the Credit Services industry's average dividend yield of 6.07%. If you owned $1,000 of AXP stock, you would have been paid $12.78 last year.
American Express Co dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Get more analysis about American Express Co dividend yield and history here.
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