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In the latest session, American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) closed at $307.73 up 0.28% from its previous closing price of $306.87. In other words, the price has increased by $0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.11 million shares were traded. AXP stock price reached its highest trading level at $307.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $302.51.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of American Express Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.31. 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.
Redburn Atlantic Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on April 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $255.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when Seeger Laureen sold 61,721 shares for $297.47 per share. The transaction valued at 18,360,246 led to the insider holds 9,001 shares of the business.
Seeger Laureen sold 16,998 shares of AXP for $5,011,520 on Aug 06 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 9,001 shares after completing the transaction at $294.83 per share. On Aug 06 ’25, another insider, LAUREEN E SEEGER, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 16,998 shares for $294.83 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 214143762432 and an Enterprise Value of 216506384384. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.413.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXP is 1.29, which has changed by 0.22255766 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AXP has reached a high of $329.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $220.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.14%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AXP has traded an average of 2.64M shares per day and 2430270 over the past ten days. A total of 696.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 694.95M. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.19% stake in the company. Shares short for AXP as of 1753920000 were 9203962 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1751241600 on 10403873. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9203962 and a Short% of Float of 1.6900001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AXP is 3.04, from 3.04 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009906475The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.18. 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.
