Brokers Set Expectations for AXP Q1 Earnings

American Express (NYSE:AXP) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of American Express in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan expects that the payment services company will earn $3.60 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for American Express’ current full-year earnings is $13.40 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for American Express’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.92 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.75 EPS.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 24th. The payment services company reported $3.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.04. American Express had a return on equity of 32.46% and a net margin of 15.32%.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of American Express from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of American Express from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on American Express from $330.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on American Express from $315.00 to $344.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, HSBC increased their price target on American Express from $270.00 to $294.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, American Express currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $288.32.

American Express Stock Performance

Shares of AXP stock opened at $316.23 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $222.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.27, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $302.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $275.17. American Express has a 12 month low of $199.07 and a 12 month high of $326.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in American Express during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new stake in American Express during the third quarter worth $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in American Express by 332.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 108 shares of the payment services company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of American Express during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in shares of American Express during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.33% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other American Express news, CFO Caillec Christophe Le sold 6,000 shares of American Express stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $303.48, for a total transaction of $1,820,880.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 6,433 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,952,286.84. The trade was a 48.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

American Express Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 3rd. American Express’s payout ratio is 20.60%.

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.