American Express (NYSE:AXP) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

American Express (NYSE:AXP) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 15.000-15.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 15.250. The company issued revenue guidance of $71.2 billion-$72.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $71.3 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of American Express in a research report on Monday, January 27th. BTIG Research increased their target price on shares of American Express from $266.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on American Express from $350.00 to $343.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. HSBC lifted their target price on American Express from $270.00 to $294.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on American Express from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Express has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $296.81.

American Express Stock Performance

Shares of AXP opened at $253.30 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $177.95 billion, a PE ratio of 18.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $275.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $287.85. American Express has a 52-week low of $216.52 and a 52-week high of $326.28.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The payment services company reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.17. American Express had a net margin of 15.36% and a return on equity of 32.65%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.33 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that American Express will post 15.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Express Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th will be given a dividend of $0.82 per share. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 4th. This is a boost from American Express’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. American Express’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.41%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Ravikumar Radhakrishnan sold 9,485 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.17, for a total transaction of $3,027,327.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 13,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,308,795. This represents a 41.27 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Raymond Joabar sold 15,179 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 23,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,492,492.04. This trade represents a 38.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On American Express

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in American Express stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) by 24.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,481 shares of the payment services company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in American Express were worth $1,924,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 84.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About American Express

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.