Recent Analysts’ Ratings Updates for American Express (AXP)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of American Express (NYSE: AXP) in the last few weeks:

• 11/2/2026 – American Express had its price target raised by UBS Group from $345.00 to $346.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – American Express was given a new $330.00 price target by Evercore.
• 10/27/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $340.00 to $335.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – American Express was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/26/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Barclays from $342.00 to $340.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – American Express had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $360.00 to $365.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – American Express had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/23/2026 – American Express had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
• 10/12/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $382.00 to $380.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $400.00 to $360.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – American Express had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/9/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $415.00 to $400.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – American Express is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $380.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – American Express is now covered by BMO Capital Markets. They set an “outperform” rating and a $380.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $338.00 to $335.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $384.00 to $345.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Barclays from $364.00 to $342.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – American Express was given a new $320.00 price target by Evercore.
• 9/30/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $355.00 to $340.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – American Express had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $375.00 to $370.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

American Express Stock Down 0.2%

NYSE AXP traded down $0.66 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $322.80. 2,319,640 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,220,299. American Express Company has a fifty-two week low of $290.97 and a fifty-two week high of $387.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $216.45 billion, a PE ratio of 18.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $315.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $325.25.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 23rd. The payment services company reported $4.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.50 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $20.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.12 billion. American Express had a return on equity of 34.19% and a net margin of 15.80%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.14 EPS. American Express has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.600-17.900 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that American Express Company will post 17.98 EPS for the current year.

American Express Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a dividend of $0.95 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. This represents a $3.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. American Express’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.40%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Anna Marrs sold 44,910 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.20, for a total transaction of $14,694,552.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,509 shares in the company, valued at $6,710,544.80. The trade was a 68.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Laureen Seeger sold 69,860 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $328.17, for a total transaction of $22,925,956.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 9,002 shares in the company, valued at $2,954,186.34. This trade represents a 88.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 414,171 shares of company stock worth $137,069,544 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

American Express Company is a global payments and financial services company that operates a card-issuing business and a payments network. Its products and services include consumer, small-business and corporate cards, payment processing, lending, travel services and expense-management solutions. Founded in 1850 as an express mail business, the company expanded into financial services and became known for its charge cards and travel-related services. Today, it serves cardholders and businesses in the United States and markets around the world, connecting customers, merchants and financial institutions through its network.