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

American Express (NYSE:AXP) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 15.000-15.500 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

American Express Trading Down 1.8 %

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AXP opened at $253.30 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $275.21 and a 200-day moving average of $287.85. The stock has a market cap of $177.95 billion, a PE ratio of 18.08, a PEG 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. American Express has a 52 week low of $216.52 and a 52 week high of $326.28.

American Express (NYSE:AXP - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The payment services company reported $3.64 earnings per share 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 quarter last year, the company posted $3.33 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that American Express will post 15.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Express Increases Dividend

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The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, April 4th will be issued a $0.82 dividend. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.29%. This is an increase from American Express's previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 4th. American Express's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.41%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AXP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of American Express from $325.00 to $244.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of American Express from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of American Express in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on American Express from $355.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of American Express from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $296.81.

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Insider Transactions at American Express

In other news, Director Michael J. Angelakis acquired 3,700 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $269.89 per share, with a total value of $998,593.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 3,700 shares of the company's stock, valued at $998,593. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Ravikumar Radhakrishnan sold 9,485 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 13,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,308,795. This represents a 41.27 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in American Express stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in American Express (NYSE:AXP - Free Report) by 24.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,481 shares of the payment services company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,273 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in American Express were worth $1,924,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 84.33% of the company's stock.

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.

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