The price-to-earnings ratio for American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) is above average at 19.20x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.16.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 17 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for AXP is 700.04M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.19% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of AXP on April 01, 2025 was 2.79M shares.
AXP) stock’s latest price update
American Express Co (NYSE: AXP)’s stock price has soared by 1.34 in relation to previous closing price of 265.48. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.17% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-03-30 that Retirement can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. Imagine having an expert in your corner to help you with your financial goals.
AXP’s Market Performance
AXP’s stock has fallen by -3.17% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -10.60% and a quarterly drop of -11.49%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.78% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.90% for American Express Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.26% for AXP’s stock, with a -1.81% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AXP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AXP stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for AXP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for AXP in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $265 based on the research report published on March 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AXP reach a price target of $355, previously predicting the price at $330. The rating they have provided for AXP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Monness Crespi & Hardt gave a rating of “Buy” to AXP, setting the target price at $330 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
AXP Trading at -8.56% 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 -17.54% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.78%, as shares sank -8.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AXP fell by -3.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $269.74. In addition, American Express Co saw -9.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AXP starting from Angelakis Michael J, who purchase 3,700 shares at the price of $269.89 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Angelakis Michael J now owns 3,700 shares of American Express Co, valued at $998,593 using the latest closing price.
Marrs Anna, the Group Pres., GMNS of American Express Co, sale 21,955 shares at $287.88 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Marrs Anna is holding 25,761 shares at $6,320,504 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AXP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.68 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Express Co stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 34.47, with 3.76 for asset returns.
Based on American Express Co (AXP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 36.17 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.85.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, American Express Co (AXP) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
