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After finishing at $341.12 in the prior trading day, American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) closed at $340.98, down -0.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.3 million shares were traded. AXP stock price reached its highest trading level at $345.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $338.38.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AXP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.52 and its Current Ratio is at 7.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.85 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.80.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 04 ’25 when Squeri Stephen J sold 112,272 shares for $329.86 per share. The transaction valued at 37,033,681 led to the insider holds 92,810 shares of the business.
Herena Monique sold 8,695 shares of AXP for $2,833,527 on Sep 03 ’25. The Chief Colleague Experience Off now owns 12,266 shares after completing the transaction at $325.88 per share. On Sep 04 ’25, another insider, STEPHEN J SQUERI, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 112,272 shares for $329.86 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AXP now has a Market Capitalization of 237281935360 and an Enterprise Value of 240242917376. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.787.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXP is 1.30, which has changed by 0.28086853 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1675967 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AXP has reached a high of $344.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $220.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.61%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.73M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3111010 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 696.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 695.07M. Insiders hold about 0.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.77% stake in the company. Shares short for AXP as of 1756425600 were 10578666 with a Short Ratio of 3.88, compared to 1753920000 on 9203962. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10578666 and a Short% of Float of 1.95.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AXP’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.04, compared to 3.04 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00891182. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.17. The current Payout Ratio is 19.97% for AXP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-10-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:8753 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 22.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of American Express Co (AXP) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.6, with high estimates of $3.93 and low estimates of $3.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.65 and $15.08 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.34. EPS for the following year is $17.31, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $17.84 and $15.43.
Revenue Estimates
17 analysts predict $18.03B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $18.33B to a low estimate of $17.84B. As of the current estimate, American Express Co’s year-ago sales were $16.64BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $18.72B. There is a high estimate of $19.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $18.48B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AXP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $72.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $70.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $71.55B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $65.95BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $77.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $79.03B and the low estimate is $75.69B.
