American Express (AXP) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of American Express (NYSE: AXP) in the last few weeks:

• 3/24/2025 – American Express had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $320.00 to $300.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/18/2025 – American Express had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $326.00 to $325.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/18/2025 – American Express had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $367.00 to $330.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/14/2025 – American Express was upgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $265.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/14/2025 – American Express was downgraded by analysts at Argus from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/14/2025 – American Express was upgraded by analysts at Baird R W from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $355.00 to $370.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $305.00 to $320.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $330.00 to $350.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at William Blair.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $350.00 to $360.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its price target lowered by analysts at Compass Point from $325.00 to $309.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $315.00 to $344.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $305.00 to $310.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt from $330.00 to $355.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at BTIG Research from $266.00 to $270.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at HSBC Holdings plc from $270.00 to $294.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

American Express Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of AXP stock traded up $0.95 on Tuesday, reaching $278.81. 467,164 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,626,006. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 1.58 and a quick ratio of 1.57. American Express has a one year low of $214.51 and a one year high of $326.28. The stock has a market cap of $195.87 billion, a PE ratio of 19.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.21. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $297.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $288.99.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 24th. The payment services company reported $3.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.04. American Express had a return on equity of 32.65% and a net margin of 15.36%. Equities research analysts forecast that American Express will post 15.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

American Express Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be paid a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 4th. This is a boost from American Express’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. American Express’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Express

In related news, insider Raymond Joabar sold 15,179 shares of American Express stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $313.94, for a total transaction of $4,765,295.26. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 23,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,492,492.04. The trade was a 38.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Ravikumar Radhakrishnan sold 9,485 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.17, for a total value of $3,027,327.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 13,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,308,795. The trade was a 41.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Express

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AXP. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in American Express by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,142 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $636,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Catalina Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of American Express by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 3,356 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $996,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Boston Financial Mangement LLC lifted its holdings in shares of American Express by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Boston Financial Mangement LLC now owns 4,007 shares of the payment services company’s stock valued at $1,189,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Auxier Asset Management grew its position in shares of American Express by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Auxier Asset Management now owns 7,133 shares of the payment services company’s stock valued at $1,934,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Abel Hall LLC increased its stake in American Express by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 1,011 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. 84.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.