In recent trading session, American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) saw 1.85 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 1.29. Company’s recent per share price level of $303.05 trading at -$12.3 or -3.90% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $212.31B. That most recent trading price of AXP’s stock is at a discount of -8.61% from its 52-week high price of $329.14 and is indicating a premium of 27.26% from its 52-week low price of $220.43. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 2.59 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 2.74 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For American Express Co (AXP), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 2.47. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 25 analysts covering the stock, 1 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 12 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 12 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of 3.86 in the current quarter.
American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) trade information
American Express Co’s shares saw a change of 21.40% in year-to-date performance and have moved -5.14% in past 5-day. American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) showed a performance of 3.50% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 8.3 million shares which calculate 3.43 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 315 to the stock, which implies a rise of 3.79% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 277 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 327. It follows that stock’s current price would jump 8.6% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 8.6% for stock’s current value.
American Express Co (AXP) estimates and forecasts
This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 8.09% from the last financial year’s standing.
18 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 17.7B for the same. And 18 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 17.97B in the next quarter. Company posted 16.33B and 16.64B of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of 11.90% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around 8.70% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 12.11%.
AXP Dividends
American Express Co is more likely to be releasing its next quarterly report on 2025-Apr-17 and investors are confident in the company announcing better current-quarter dividends despite the fact that it has been facing issues arising out of mounting debt. With an annual yield of 1.00%, the share has a forward dividend of 3.04 which implies that company’s dividend yield remained growing in trailing twelve months while having a 5 year average dividend yield of 1.2%.
American Express Co (NYSE:AXP)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 21.77% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 65.14 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 83.27%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 65.14% institutions for American Express Co that are currently holding shares of the company. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC is the top institutional holder at AXP for having 151.61 million shares of worth $35.11 billion. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 21.1747 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 45.2 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 6.3125 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $10.47 billion.
On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Mar 31, 2025 , the former fund manager was holding 15.53 shares of worth $4.74 billion or 2.22% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 15.42 shares on Mar 31, 2025 , making its stake of worth around $4.71 billion in the company or a holder of 2.20% of company’s stock.
