American Express Co: (NYSE: AXP)

$74.44

-0.25 (-0.34%)

Volume 1,509,803

May 24 11:04 AM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		73.98 - 74.57
	
		52wk Low - High
		53.02 - 77.01
	
		Previous Close
		74.69
	
		Avg. Volume
		5,118,215
	
		Industry
		FIN-MISC SVCS
	
		Market Cap
		82.31 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.80 - 1.07
	
		Beta
		1.80
	
		PE (Forward)
		15.58
	
		Current Year Est.
		4.79
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            15.58
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            1.43
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            4.79
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            1.22
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-17-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            4.48
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            10.89%
                        
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            Company Description
        
American Express Company is primarily engaged in the business of providing travel related services, financial advisory services and international banking services throughout the world. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. provides a variety of products and services,  including, global network services, the American Express Card, the Optima Card and other consumer and corporate lending products, stored value products, and several others.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	1.22	1.20	4.79	5.33
Number of Estimates	14	13	18	16
Low Estimate	1.18	1.15	4.62	5.00
High Estimate	1.26	1.26	4.90	NA
Year Ago EPS	1.15	1.09	4.40	4.79
EPS Growth	5.71%	10.23%	8.93%	11.29%

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EPS Growth for AXP

Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
AMER EXPRESS CO	AXP	74.69
FLEETCOR TECH	FLT	82.06
DAIWA SEC GP JP	DSEEY	8.76
EURONET WORLDWD	EEFT	31.28
FINANCIAL ENGIN	FNGN	42.40
GRUPO FIN BANOR	GBOOY	33.83
MOODYS CORP	MCO	66.57
SS&C TECHNOLOGS	SSNC	31.95
ASSET ACCEPTNCE	AACC	6.69
BLACKHAWK NETWK	HAWK	23.83

Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-MISC SVCS

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

AmEx Shares Hit 52-Week High

May 23, 2013

AmEx Returns More Capital, Hikes Div.

May 06, 2013

DFC Global Beats Earnings Est., Lags YoY

May 06, 2013

Company News for April 19, 2013

Apr 19, 2013

AmEx Beats on Stable Card Spending

Apr 18, 2013

Western Union Partners Bancoppel

Apr 18, 2013

American Express Hits 52-Week High

Mar 28, 2013

AXP Approves New Buyback Program

Mar 27, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	4.48
Sales	31,582
Net Income	4,474
Price/Earnings	16.67
Price/Book	4.27
Price/Cash Flow	13.89
Price/Sales	2.62

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News

American Express (AXP) Trading Near $73.05 Support Level - Freshbrewedmedia

May 24, 2013

American Express Offers Complimentary 2-Day Shipping with ShopRunner to U.S. Consumer Cardmembers - Close-Up Media

May 24, 2013

American Express Report: U.S. CFOs See Increasing Value as Key to Company Growth - Close-Up Media

May 24, 2013

American Express Signs Marketing Agreement with ShopRunner - Close-Up Media

May 24, 2013

American Express and CFO Research Bring Out 'A Valuable Turn for Finance' Report - Close-Up Media

May 24, 2013

American Express appoints new chief diversity officer - Datamonitor

May 24, 2013

American Express: U.S. CFOs Cite Increasing Value as Key to Company Growth - Close-Up Media

May 24, 2013

MetricNet's Benchmarking Client List Continues to Grow - Prweb

May 24, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	2.29
ABR (Last Week)	2.29
# of recs in ABR	21
Average Target Price	67.18
Industry Rank by ABR	110 out of 265
Rank in Industry	8 out of 23

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Day Low - High	73.98 - 74.57
52wk Low - High	53.02 - 77.01
Previous Close	74.69
Avg. Volume	5,118,215
Industry	FIN-MISC SVCS
Market Cap	82.31 B
Div - Yield	0.80 - 1.07
Beta	1.80
PE (Forward)	15.58
Current Year Est.	4.79
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

PE (Forward)	15.58
PEG Ratio	1.43
Current Year Est.	4.79
Current Quarter Estimate	1.22
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	07-17-2013
EPS Last Year	4.48
Expected Earnings Growth	10.89%

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American Express Co: (NYSE: AXP)

$74.44

-0.25 (-0.34%)

Volume 1,509,803

May 24 11:04 AM ET

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Sector:Finance>> Industry:FIN-MISC SVCS

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