FY2025 Earnings Estimate for AXP Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of American Express in a report released on Monday, October 20th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan now forecasts that the payment services company will post earnings per share of $15.45 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $15.30. The consensus estimate for American Express’ current full-year earnings is $15.33 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Express’ Q4 2025 earnings at $3.59 EPS.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 17th. The payment services company reported $4.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.98 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $18.43 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.03 billion. American Express had a net margin of 14.97% and a return on equity of 33.41%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.49 EPS. American Express has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.200-15.500 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of American Express from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $340.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of American Express from $371.00 to $394.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Express from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. BTIG Research lifted their price target on shares of American Express from $277.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $327.00 price target (up from $300.00) on shares of American Express in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $332.65.

American Express Price Performance

Shares of AXP stock opened at $355.76 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $245.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.69. American Express has a 1-year low of $220.43 and a 1-year high of $356.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $327.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $303.83.

American Express Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be issued a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. American Express’s payout ratio is 22.01%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Express news, insider Glenda G. Mcneal sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $309.50, for a total transaction of $15,475,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 10,957 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,391,191.50. The trade was a 82.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Stephen J. Squeri sold 112,272 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $329.86, for a total transaction of $37,034,041.92. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 92,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,614,306.60. The trade was a 54.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 269,996 shares of company stock worth $85,261,270. Corporate insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Briaud Financial Planning Inc bought a new stake in shares of American Express during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Express during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Express during the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of American Express by 210.7% during the 3rd quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 87 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Express during the 1st quarter worth about $35,000. 84.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

American Express Company Profile

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.