We're taking a closer look at American Express Company today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -1.3% compared to -1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide.
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American Express Company has moved 11.0% over the last year compared to 19.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -8.0%
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AXP has an average analyst rating of buy and is -16.7% away from its mean target price of $181.46 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $9.84
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American Express Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $12.31 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.3
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AXP has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.94, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 4.17 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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American Express Company is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 14.34 and an average P/B of 1.57
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American Express Company has on average reported free cash flows of $14.39 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 0.0%