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American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) closed the day trading at $358.0 down -0.44% from the previous closing price of $359.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.77 million shares were traded. AXP stock price reached its highest trading level at $360.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $355.95.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AXP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.51 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 7.15 and its Current Ratio is at 7.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.78.
On October 21, 2025, DZ Bank Upgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $340.
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 Dec 12 ’25 when Joabar Raymond sold 1,400 shares for $384.93 per share. The transaction valued at 538,902 led to the insider holds 11,417 shares of the business.
RAYMOND D JOABAR bought 1,400 shares of AXP for $538,906 on Dec 12 ’25. On Oct 31 ’25, another insider, Rutledge Elizabeth, who serves as the Chief Marketing Officer of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $360.21 each. As a result, the insider received 18,010,684 and left with 85,577 shares of the company.
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 249125847040 and an Enterprise Value of 253115891712. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.877.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXP is 1.14, which has changed by 0.15135121 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AXP has reached a high of $387.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $220.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.47%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AXP traded about 2.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AXP traded about 2617770 shares per day. A total of 689.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 688.13M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.86% stake in the company. Shares short for AXP as of 1767139200 were 9151837 with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 1764288000 on 10293299. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9151837 and a Short% of Float of 1.71.
Dividends & Splits
AXP’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.28, up from 3.16 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008787787. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.12. The current Payout Ratio is 19.97% for AXP, which recently paid a dividend on 2026-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-10-03 when the company split stock in a 10000:8753 ratio.
