The stock of American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) has decreased by -3.50 when compared to last closing price of 251.31. Despite this, the company has experienced a -3.43% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-04-21 that Shares of large-cap financial stocks, even blue chip names such as American Express (AXP -4.03%), Blackstone (BX -8.41%), and Ally Financial (ALLY -4.74%), plunged on Monday, with the above three stocks falling 4.3%, 7.8%, and 5.1%, respectively, as of 2:17 p.m. ET.
Is It Worth Investing in American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) Right Now?
American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.94x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AXP is 1.24. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 17 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AXP is 700.04M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.09% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AXP on April 22, 2025 was 3.40M shares.
AXP’s Market Performance
AXP stock saw a decrease of -3.43% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.46% and a quarterly a decrease of -22.41%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.20%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.58% for American Express Co (AXP). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.88% for AXP’s stock, with a -11.98% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AXP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AXP stocks, with Monness Crespi & Hardt repeating the rating for AXP by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AXP in the upcoming period, according to Monness Crespi & Hardt is $285 based on the research report published on April 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AXP reach a price target of $274. The rating they have provided for AXP stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 11th, 2025.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Neutral” to AXP, setting the target price at $265 in the report published on March 14th of the current year.
AXP Trading at -11.93% 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 -25.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.20%, as shares sank -10.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AXP fell by -3.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $257.65. In addition, American Express Co saw -18.29% 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:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Express Co stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 34.02, with 3.70 for asset returns.
Based on American Express Co (AXP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 8.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.52.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.24.
Conclusion
In conclusion, American Express Co (AXP) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. 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.
