Q1 EPS Estimates for American Express Cut by William Blair

American Express (NYSE:AXP) – Research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for American Express in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now forecasts that the payment services company will post earnings per share of $3.47 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.52. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for American Express’ current full-year earnings is $13.40 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for American Express’ Q2 2025 earnings at $4.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $4.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $15.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $17.23 EPS.

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

Several other research firms have also weighed in on AXP. Truist Financial started coverage on American Express in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock. HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of American Express from $270.00 to $294.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of American Express from $301.00 to $307.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays lifted their price target on American Express from $250.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their price objective on American Express from $330.00 to $355.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Express presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $291.50.

American Express Price Performance

NYSE:AXP opened at $317.24 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $302.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $275.72. American Express has a 52-week low of $199.07 and a 52-week high of $326.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.63 and a current ratio of 1.63. The company has a market cap of $223.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.23.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On American Express

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of American Express in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Kennebec Savings Bank bought a new stake in American Express during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of American Express by 332.0% during the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 108 shares of the payment services company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Financial Life Planners bought a new position in American Express in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of American Express in the third quarter worth approximately $38,000. Institutional investors own 84.33% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at American Express

In other American Express news, CFO Caillec Christophe Le sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $303.48, for a total transaction of $1,820,880.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 6,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,952,286.84. The trade was a 48.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

American Express Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. 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.