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The closing price of American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) was $331.28 for the day, up 1.31% from the previous closing price of $326.99. In other words, the price has increased by $1.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.98 million shares were traded. AXP stock price reached its highest trading level at $332.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $326.805.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AXP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.79. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 230531776512 and an Enterprise Value of 233492856832. As of this moment, American’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.681.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AXP is 1.29, which has changed by 0.30266213 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 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 6.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.36%.
Shares Statistics:
AXP traded an average of 2.60M shares per day over the past three months and 2204070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 696.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 695.06M. Insiders hold about 0.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.74% stake in the company. Shares short for AXP as of 1755216000 were 9523637 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, compared to 1752537600 on 9375519. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9523637 and a Short% of Float of 1.7500000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.04, AXP has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.04. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00929692The 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
As of right now, 21.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.61, 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 $15.32. EPS for the following year is $17.32, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $17.88 and $15.43.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 17 analysts. 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 20 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 $71.52B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $65.95BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $77.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $79.03B and the low estimate is $75.69B.
