Barclays lifts American Express Co. [AXP] price estimate. Who else is bullish?

American Express Co. [NYSE: AXP] closed the trading session at $218.20. The company report on March 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM that Hilton and American Express Introduce Enhanced Hilton Honors American Express Business Card with Rewards and Benefits to Help Business Owners Elevate Their Travel.

Today, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) and American Express (NYSE: AXP) introduced the enhanced Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, featuring new benefits and up to $240 each year in annual statement credits on eligible Hilton purchases, along with a simplified rewards structure to earn Hilton Honors Bonus Points wherever Card Members spend. The updated Card enables Card Members to use their business purchases to fuel future Hilton stays, all with the powerful backing of American Express.

“At Hilton, we understand the importance of small and medium-sized businesses and are committed to providing unique offerings for business owners and travelers,” said Mark Weinstein, chief marketing officer, Hilton. “Together with American Express, we’re proud to unveil the newly-refreshed Hilton Honors American Express Business Card, that makes Card Members’ Hilton stays especially rewarding. Our Card benefits can elevate business owners’ travel experiences – the accelerated points earned can be redeemed for work trips or unforgettable dream getaways.”.

The stocks have a year to date performance of 16.47 percent and weekly performance of -0.63 percent. The stock has been moved at 44.57 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed -2.00 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 17.97 percent over the most recent 3-months.

If compared to the average trading volume of 3.11M shares, AXP reached to a volume of 3005798 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about American Express Co. [AXP]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AXP shares is $225.62 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AXP stock is a recommendation set at 2.26. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Barclays have made an estimate for American Express Co. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal Weight, with their previous recommendation back on April 09, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on April 05, 2024, representing the official price target for American Express Co. stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $212 to $222, while Morgan Stanley kept a Equal-Weight rating on AXP stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for American Express Co. is set at 3.87, with the Price to Sales ratio for AXP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.34. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 5.62, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 64.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for AXP in the course of the last twelve months was 9.30.

AXP stock trade performance evaluation

American Express Co. [AXP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.63. With this latest performance, AXP shares dropped by -2.00% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 44.57% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 34.83% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AXP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 44.89, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 38.82, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 49.93 for American Express Co. [AXP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 217.91, while it was recorded at 220.45 for the last single week of trading, and 178.90 for the last 200 days.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for American Express Co. [AXP] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, American Express Co. posted 2.19/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 2.43/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -9.90%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AXP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for American Express Co. go to 14.70%.

American Express Co. [AXP]: Institutional Ownership

The top three institutional holders of AXP stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in AXP stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in AXP stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.