American Express Co (NYSE: AXP)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.53 in comparison to its previous close of 321.34, however, the company has experienced a 1.23% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-01-27 that Wall Street analysts raised their price targets on American Express Co AXP on Monday after the company released its quarterly print Friday amid an exciting earnings season.
Is It Worth Investing in American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) Right Now?
American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.58x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for AXP is at 1.24. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
The public float for AXP is 703.51M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.22% of that float. The average trading volume for AXP on January 28, 2025 was 2.52M shares.
AXP’s Market Performance
AXP’s stock has seen a 1.23% increase for the week, with a 5.90% rise in the past month and a 16.66% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.93% for American Express Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.10% for AXP’s stock, with a simple moving average of 21.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AXP
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AXP reach a price target of $330, previously predicting the price at $300. The rating they have provided for AXP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 19th, 2024.
Monness Crespi & Hardt gave a rating of “Buy” to AXP, setting the target price at $300 in the report published on October 14th of the previous year.
AXP Trading at 5.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AXP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.02%, as shares surge +4.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AXP rose by +1.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +43.93% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $306.91. In addition, American Express Co saw 6.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AXP starting from Le Caillec Christophe, who sale 6,000 shares at the price of $303.48 back on Nov 27 ’24. After this action, Le Caillec Christophe now owns 6,433 shares of American Express Co, valued at $1,820,880 using the latest closing price.
CHRISTOPHE LE CAILLEC, the Officer of American Express Co, proposed sale 6,600 shares at $303.48 during a trade that took place back on Nov 27 ’24, which means that CHRISTOPHE LE CAILLEC is holding shares at $2,002,976 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AXP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.59 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Express Co stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 34.47, with 3.77 for asset returns.
Based on American Express Co (AXP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.27. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.85. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.08.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.33 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25.
Conclusion
In conclusion, American Express Co (AXP) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
