AXP - American Express Company
94.32 0.00 (0.00%)
After hours: 4:50PM EDT
| Previous Close | 89.33 |
| Open | 93.94 |
| Bid | 94.34 x 900 |
| Ask | 94.45 x 800 |
| Day's Range | 92.89 - 95.57 |
| 52 Week Range | 67.00 - 138.13 |
| Volume | 6,467,056 |
| Avg. Volume | 8,239,754 |
| Market Cap | 75.925B |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 1.11 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 14.22 |
| EPS (TTM) | 6.63 |
| Earnings Date | Jul. 17, 2020 - Jul. 21, 2020 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 1.72 (1.93%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jul. 01, 2020 |
| 1y Target Est | 100.52 |
- Motley Fool
Here's Why Amex, Discover, and Capital One Are Soaring on Tuesday
The stock market is having an excellent start to the short trading week on Tuesday. Throughout the stock market rally since hitting bottom in late March, we've seen financial stocks -- particularly credit card companies -- outperform the market on strong days, and Tuesday wasn't an exception. American Express (NYSE: AXP) was nearly 6% higher on the day, while Discover (NYSE: DFS) and Capital One (NYSE: COF) were doing even better, up by 7.6% and 7.8%, respectively.
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- Motley Fool
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Why Is American Express (AXP) Up 8.3% Since Last Earnings Report?
American Express (AXP) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
- Motley Fool
Stocks Are Rallying: 2 I Bought While They're Still on Sale
After falling deeply and quickly from late February through late March, the S&P 500 has bounced back pretty strongly. Two I recently bought more of are American Express (NYSE: AXP) and The Rubicon Project (NYSE: RUBI). The three are down 28% and 37%, year to date, versus an 8% dip for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY) since January 1.
- Yahoo Finance
COVID 19 aftermath: Companies debate return-to-work, work-from-home policies
Doing work may have changed forever because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Bloomberg
Ford Is the Poster Child for America's Grand Reopening
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- After a prolonged shutdown, Ford Motor Co. officially resumed production at its North American factories this week. It hasn’t been as smooth a process as the company might have hoped: Ford had to temporarily close two critical facilities this week to allow for a deep cleaning after workers tested positive for the coronavirus. An Explorer SUV plant in Chicago was closed a second time after an employee at a nearby supplier facility tested positive for the virus, causing a parts shortage.This is the reality of manufacturing for the time being as companies fret about worker safety and the legal and reputational risks of not doing enough to protect employees. Unlike Ford, whose products fall into a category of consumer spending that’s become even more discretionary amid the pandemic, wide swaths of the industrial sector were deemed essential and allowed to remain operational. Those companies, too, have had their share of growing pains as they adjust to a new way of working.Boeing Co. temporarily closed its factories in the Puget Sound area in March after a worker died of the coronavirus and later briefly shuttered work at its 787 plant in South Carolina. CBS Minnesota reported earlier this month that a Honeywell International Inc. facility in Minneapolis had closed after a worker tested positive. Whirlpool Corp. closed its Amana, Iowa, refrigerator plant at least twice after employees tested positive for the virus, according to the Gazette local paper. Deere & Co. and Altria Group Inc.’s Philip Morris USA are among the many others that have had to close plants on a limited basis to avoid outbreaks among workers. Lockheed Martin Corp., meanwhile, said this week it will temporarily slow production of the F-35 fighter jet because of delays at suppliers. It’s a lot harder, though, to bring factories back to life than it is to just figure it out as you go along. Ford may be a manufacturer, but because it’s one of the few to have experienced an extended lockdown, it’s arguably a better benchmark for the non-industrial economy. You better believe that office-based companies that have sent most of their workers home are keeping a close eye on how the likes of Ford fare in flipping the switch back on. Seeing the automaker’s setbacks this week, companies that can operate without their employees clustered in the same place may be less keen to rush back. They’re getting a more continuous stream of work out of their employees now than they would if they had to hit the pause button and clear out the office every few weeks. And the mixed messages from the White House aren't helpful: President Donald Trump is due to visit a Ford factory in Michigan that’s been converted to ventilator production and has been wishy-washy on whether he will adhere to the company’s face-mask requirements. Already, American Express Co. CEO Steve Squeri and Visa Inc. CEO Al Kelly said this week that most of their employees would work from home for the rest of the year. Some 28% of employers recently surveyed by Challenger, Gray & Christmas said they would make work-from-home arrangements permanent for at least some employees. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and social media site Twitter Inc. are among those who have publicly said remote working will be their indefinite default option. Facebook Inc. said Thursday it would follow suit and move to a more permanent remote workforce.At the end of the day, manufacturing or non-manufacturing, it's all interconnected. How permanent this shift to work from home will be is debatable, but if companies end up needing less office space, by default that means fewer HVAC systems, commercial lighting, fire and security products or even 3M Co.’s Post-it notes. And if workers aren’t going to be commuting, do they still need to buy cars from Ford? There's a lot riding on getting reopening right. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.Brooke Sutherland is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies. She previously wrote an M&A column for Bloomberg News.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com/opinionSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
- Motley Fool
American Express CEO Says Most Employees Will Work Remotely for the Rest of 2020
Don't expect to see most employees of American Express (NYSE: AXP) back at the office anytime soon. Steve Squeri, CEO of the payment card giant, has announced in a video message to employees that the majority of them will continue to work remotely through the end of this year. "We will open buildings on a location-by-location, floor-by-floor, and colleague-by-colleague basis, as each location and floor is different."
- Motley Fool
Here's Why American Express and Other Credit Card Stocks Are Rising on Monday
The stock market was rising sharply on Monday as investors cheered a positive development in the fight against COVID-19. As of 2:50 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 benchmark index were up by 3.9% and 3.3%, respectively. American Express (NYSE: AXP) was higher by 8%, credit card-focused bank Capital One (NYSE: COF) was up by 9%, and Discover (NYSE: DFS) was up by 7%.
- Bloomberg
AmEx CEO Says Most Employees Will Work Remotely for the Year
(Bloomberg) -- American Express Co. Chief Executive Officer Steve Squeri said a majority of the company’s employees will work remotely through the end of this year as it seeks to slow the spread of the coronavirus.While the New York-based credit-card issuer wants to be prepared to have half of normal staffing at most locations by the end of the year, Squeri doesn’t expect it “to get anywhere near the 50% mark by the end of 2020,” he told employees in a video message Monday.“We’ll be limiting the number of people in elevators and scheduling times for arrivals and departures,” Squeri said in the video. “And facial coverings will be required when you’re entering and moving about the building.”AmEx’s 64,500 employees are spread out across offices around the world, but its headquarters are in Manhattan, the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic. The firm also has offices in Salt Lake City, Phoenix and Sunrise, Florida, according to regulatory filings.The company’s work environment will be completely different from the one employees left earlier this year, as Covid-19 cases swelled in the U.S. and sparked widespread shelter-in-place orders across the country, Squeri said.“If you can work from home and you do not want to come in, you do not have to come in,” he said. “In fact, if you can work from home effectively, you should plan on doing so for the rest of the year.”Office LifeAmEx will have procedures for seating that ensure employees aren’t clustered together, Squeri said in the message to employees. The firm won’t allow meetings in conference rooms and no visitors or contractors will be allowed in the building.Employees won’t be allowed to sit in the cafeteria, with food instead being delivered to individual floors. The firm also is optimizing its air-conditioning systems and enhancing its cleaning protocols. Hand sanitizer will be readily available.“The key here is that returning to the office will not happen all at once,” Squeri said. “We will open buildings on a location-by-location, floor-by-floor and colleague-by-colleague basis, as each location and floor is different.”Quick PivotAmEx -- long known for its premium credit cards that offer perks for dining and travel -- has adjusted its offerings for the pandemic. The firm’s $550-a-year Platinum card now offers as much as $320 in statement credits for spending on select streaming and wireless-telephone services.The credit-card company has vowed it won’t eliminate jobs this year as a result of the pandemic. Still, it plans to reduce discretionary expenses by $3 billion, one of the largest cost-cutting initiatives in the company’s history.“We have done a great job of exiting our facilities and running the company virtually,” Squeri said in the video. “We’re more agile, flexible and less bureaucratic. It’s been inspiring to see, and I want to keep it that way.”(Updates with number of employees, plan details starting in fourth paragraph.)For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
- Business Wire
American Express Chief Financial Officer to Participate in the MoffettNathanson Payments, Processors, and IT Services Summit
American Express (NYSE:AXP) Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey C. Campbell, will participate in the MoffettNathanson Payments, Processors, and IT Services Summit held virtually, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 9 a.m. (ET). Mr. Campbell will participate in a question-and-answer session relating to the Company’s business strategy and financial performance.
- Yahoo Finance
American Express CEO to employees: Plan to work from home for the rest of 2020
American Express CEO Stephen Squeri lays out his vision for how employees will return to work after COVID-19 quarantines lift.
- Motley Fool
Despite Coronavirus, American Express Loan Delinquency and Write-Off Rates Hold Steady in April
Although American Express (NYSE: AXP) fully expects to start buckling under the weight of an economy straining from the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the company's latest figures indicate it isn't faltering yet. On Friday the big payment card company released its latest set of monthly loan delinquency and write-off statistics, which appear to be staying level for now. As for small business cardholders the figures came in at, again respectively, 2%, 2%, and 1.9%.
- Thomson Reuters StreetEvents
Edited Transcript of AXP earnings conference call or presentation 24-Apr-20 12:30pm GMT
Q1 2020 American Express Co Earnings Call
- Bloomberg
When Warren Buffett Sours on Goldman Sachs, Time to Worry
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Just as some U.S. states begin to reopen and try to mend the virus-stricken economy, Warren Buffett delivered a harsh reminder that things may be anything but normal for a long time.The crisis has spooked America’s forever optimist so much so that he’s fled the airline industry entirely, and now even certain automobile and banking stocks, according to a regulatory filing Friday detailing Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s investing moves for the first quarter. This included dumping 84% of Berkshire’s stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and reducing its JPMorgan Chase & Co. position by 3%. Buffett, 89, said proudly just two weeks ago that he thinks “nothing can stop America,” but it’s getting harder to believe him. While Buffett made his about-face on airlines known during Berkshire’s atypically morose shareholder meeting two weekends ago, the near-exit of Goldman was the latest shocker. Shares of the investment bank dipped 2% in late trading and are down more than 25% for the year. Occasionally, some big Berkshire investment decisions have been made by Buffett’s deputies, Todd Combs and Ted Weschler; however, Buffett said exiting airlines was his call, and it’s fair to assume that selling all that Goldman stock wouldn’t happen without his blessing. Of course, we don’t know exactly when in the first quarter those sales were made, but they raise a red flag nonetheless.When it comes to banks, Berkshire itself is looking more and more like one as it sits on an ever-rising pile of cash. Its war chest stood at $137 billion as of March, and for what seems to be the first time ever, Buffett isn’t looking to spend it. “The cash position isn’t that huge when I look at the worst-case possibilities,” the billionaire told his virtual listeners on May 2 during the meeting, which was filmed from an empty Omaha auditorium that would normally be lined with some 40,000 of his devoted followers. Indeed, for one of the world’s most famous investors, he isn’t doing much investing lately. Still, Buffett did explain that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s extraordinary actions to help buoy financial markets are partly why he hasn’t been able to strike his usual sweetheart deals — like the Goldman stake he acquired during the 2008 financial crisis. Investors also may not have seen the worst of things yet; Buffett’s actions clearly suggest that he sees the possibility for further pain. If he saw buying opportunities, he’d be buying. The Fed even warned Friday in its financial-stability report that asset prices are “vulnerable to significant declines” if this public-health crisis worsens.Even if Buffett’s outlook for the coming months is quite bleak, there are some long-term holdings he seems comfortable holding onto: Berkshire’s sizable stakes in Apple Inc., American Express Co., Bank of America Corp., Coca-Cola Co. and Wells Fargo & Co. were all unchanged. That said, much has happened in the six weeks since the last quarter ended, so who knows.Buffett may always be America’s biggest cheerleader, but he’s an investor first and this is what that looks like. He’s also only an investor, as even he’ll admit, and only health officials can really say where we go from here. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners.Tara Lachapelle is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering the business of entertainment and telecommunications, as well as broader deals. She previously wrote an M&A column for Bloomberg News.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com/opinionSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
- Motley Fool
Here's Why American Express, Discover, and Capital One Were Rising on Thursday
After dismal performances during the first three days of the week, these stocks are finally heading higher.
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Here's Why Capital One, Discover, and American Express Plunged on Wednesday
Credit card stocks are likely to suffer if the economic impact of the novel coronavirus is worse than feared.
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Report: Private Equity Fund Is Avoiding a Huge Write-Down by Backing Out of American Express Deal
Carlyle Group agreed in December to purchase a $450 million stake in American Express Global Business Travel, but it's pulling out of the deal.
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Another Big Deal Sunk by Coronavirus: Amex GBT Investment Deal Falls Through
Private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC are pulling out of a deal to invest in American Express Global Business Travel, a corporate travel booking service that is 50 percent-owned by American Express, according to published reports. The investment would have given Carlyle and GIC a 20 percent stake in American […]
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