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American Express

295.40 USD
-8.46
2.78%
At close Feb 21, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
295.42
+0.02
0.01%
1 day
-2.78%
5 days
-3.91%
1 month
-7.09%
3 months
0.82%
6 months
19.94%
Year to date
-1.02%
1 year
40.07%
5 years
118.98%
10 years
267.87%
 

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: 75,100

0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 280 | Existing positions closed: 100

24% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 86 [Q3] → 107 (+21) [Q4]

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.73B | Put options by funds: $3.11B

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $162B [Q3] → $179B (+$16.8B) [Q4]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,415 [Q3] → 2,475 (+60) [Q4]

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 83.84% [Q3] → 84.68% (+0.83%) [Q4]

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 810 | Existing positions reduced: 989

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$307
4%
upside
Avg. target
$334
13%
upside
High target
$370
25%
upside

10 analyst ratings

positive
40%
neutral
60%
negative
0%
Wells Fargo
Donald Fandetti
76% 1-year accuracy
26 / 34 met price target
25%upside
$370
Overweight
Maintained
31 Jan 2025
Citigroup
Keith Horowitz
72% 1-year accuracy
13 / 18 met price target
8%upside
$320
Neutral
Maintained
28 Jan 2025
Compass Point
David Rochester
63% 1-year accuracy
15 / 24 met price target
5%upside
$309
Neutral
Maintained
27 Jan 2025
RBC Capital
Jon Arfstrom
85% 1-year accuracy
40 / 47 met price target
18%upside
$350
Outperform
Maintained
27 Jan 2025
Evercore ISI Group
John Pancari
89% 1-year accuracy
31 / 35 met price target
16%upside
$344
In-Line
Maintained
27 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 62 articles about AXP published over the past 30 days

Neutral
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5 days ago
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Positive
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Neutral
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Positive
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Neutral
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