We're taking a closer look at American Express today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 1.1% 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, 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.
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American Express has moved 25.0% over the last year compared to 15.5% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 9.5%
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AXP has an average analyst rating of hold and is 4.67% away from its mean target price of $324.45 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $14.25
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American Express has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.8 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $15.12 and its forward P/E ratio is 22.5
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 7.32 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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American Express is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
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American Express has on average reported free cash flows of $12.93 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 0.3%
