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American Express

298.65 USD
+5.57
1.90%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
298.65
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
1.90%
5 days
-1.66%
1 month
3.80%
3 months
11.03%
6 months
29.73%
Year to date
58.59%
1 year
65.32%
5 years
137.46%
10 years
219.00%
 

About: American Express is a global financial institution, operating in about 130 countries, that provides consumers and businesses charge and credit card payment products. The company also operates a highly profitable merchant payment network. Since 2018, it has operated in three segments: global consumer services, global commercial services, and global merchant and network services. In addition to payment products, the company's commercial business offers expense management tools, consulting services, and business loans.

Employees: 74,600

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 11 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 225 | Existing positions closed: 126

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 69 [Q2] → 86 (+17) [Q3]

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.08B | Put options by funds: $2.77B

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $143B [Q2] → $158B (+$14.1B) [Q3]

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,301 [Q2] → 2,400 (+99) [Q3]

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 857 | Existing positions reduced: 887

4.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.88% [Q2] → 81.63% (-4.25%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$230
23%
downside
Avg. target
$293
2%
downside
High target
$350
17%
upside

11 analyst ratings

positive
36%
neutral
55%
negative
9%
Morgan Stanley
Betsy Graseck
73% 1-year accuracy
35 / 48 met price target
2%upside
$305
Equal-Weight
Maintained
19 Dec 2024
Compass Point
David Rochester
59% 1-year accuracy
13 / 22 met price target
9%upside
$325
Neutral
Maintained
19 Dec 2024
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Sanjay Sakhrani
55% 1-year accuracy
18 / 33 met price target
17%upside
$350
Outperform
Maintained
10 Dec 2024
JP Morgan
Richard Shane
61% 1-year accuracy
36 / 59 met price target
1%upside
$301
Neutral
Maintained
9 Dec 2024
TD Cowen
Moshe Orenbuch
64% 1-year accuracy
9 / 14 met price target
10%downside
$268
Hold
Maintained
21 Oct 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 41 articles about AXP published over the past 30 days

Positive
The Motley Fool
19 hours ago
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These 3 Warren Buffett Dividend Stocks Have Trounced the Market This Year. Can They Do It Again in 2025?
Positive
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21 hours ago
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1 day ago
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2 No-Brainer Warren Buffett Investments to Buy Right Now
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
American Express: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
American Express (AXP 1.84%) shares have been on an absolute tear. In the past 14 months, they have catapulted 100% higher (as of Dec. 16), consistently hitting fresh all-time highs throughout 2024.
American Express: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 day ago
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Positive
The Motley Fool
2 days ago
Why Investors Were Eager to Climb Aboard American Express Today
Storied credit card giant American Express (AXP 1.84%) rode the express train to profit on Thursday. On news of several analyst price target increases, the company's stock zoomed almost 2% higher on the day.
Why Investors Were Eager to Climb Aboard American Express Today
Positive
The Motley Fool
2 days ago
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Neutral
The Motley Fool
3 days ago
Where Will American Express Stock Be in 5 Years?
It has been difficult to beat the returns of the S&P 500 in the last five years. More so if you didn't own any of the "Magnificent Seven" technology giants.
Where Will American Express Stock Be in 5 Years?
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Should You Buy American Express Stock Before 2025 Kicks Off?
AXP has strategically increased its marketing efforts toward younger consumers, targeting Gen Z and Millennials.
Should You Buy American Express Stock Before 2025 Kicks Off?
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
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