AXP - American Express Company
| Previous close | 76.66 |
| Open | 76.00 |
| Bid | 73.27 x 1100 |
| Ask | 73.60 x 1100 |
| Day's range | 72.61 - 76.66 |
| 52-week range | 67.00 - 138.13 |
| Volume | 9,902,194 |
| Avg. volume | 6,263,484 |
| Market cap | 59.305B |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 1.09 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 9.21 |
| EPS (TTM) | 7.99 |
| Earnings date | 23 Apr 2020 |
| Forward dividend & yield | 1.72 (2.24%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 01 Apr 2020 |
| 1y target est | 110.91 |
- Investing.com
American Express Stock Falls 4%
Investing.com - American Express (NYSE:AXP) Stock fell by 4.05% to trade at $73.49 by 13:35 (17:35 GMT) on Friday on the NYSE exchange.
- Bloomberg
This Silent Job Killer Is an Underrated Threat to the Economy
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- With all the focus on the surge in U.S. layoffs, it’s easy to forget that there’s a silent job killer lurking in the background. Hiring freezes such as that reported by American Express Co. mean that the take-up of workers is falling rapidly. How quickly companies ramp hiring back up will be a large factor in the strength of the recovery.The historic levels of initial unemployment claims illustrates the human consequences of a sudden stop of economic activity. Whole sectors of the economy have simultaneously shut, throwing millions out of a job. The leisure and hospitality industry along with non-food retailers have been especially hard hit.The rapid fiscal response will help cushion the blow for these newly unemployed workers. The expansion of unemployment benefits means that some laid-off workers might be able to receive more than 100% replacement income, a major expansion of the safety net. In addition, the Small Business Administration will be pushing out forgivable loans (essentially grants) to help retain employees that would otherwise be forced out of work.Enhanced unemployment benefits will help affected workers put food on the table, and pay the rent, providing important support for the economy. The SBA loans will help maintain employer-employee relationships so that activity could in theory ramp up quickly once restrictions end.These policy responses will not fully resolve the upcoming threats to the labor market. Job separations such as layoffs and quits represent only part of the picture. Hiring is a critical part. During recessions, not only do layoffs accelerate, but hiring drops sharply, exacerbating the labor market weakness.There were 5.2 million people hired in November 2007, one month before the last recession began. Hires fell to 3.6 million at the low in June 2009, a swing of 1.6 million. In contrast, layoffs and discharges rose from 2 million in November 2007 to a peak of 2.7 million at the peak in April 2009, a swing of 700,000. In other words, the drag on the job market from the drop in the pace of hiring was well above the drag from a faster pace of discharges.The dynamics in this recession will look different with a mass of layoffs and discharges coming early. Still, the lack of take-up of new employees will certainly exacerbate the deterioration in the labor market even as the initial round of layoffs slows. I call this the “silent job killer” because news of hiring freezes garners much less attention than layoffs.The willingness of firms to hire on the other side of the shutdown will help determine the shape of the recovery. After the 2007-09 recession ended, hiring did not return to its November 2007 level until December of 2014.The hope of course is that employer-employee connections remain sufficiently robust that activity and hiring snap back quickly when the shutdown ends. The reality may be different. The economy will suffer greater and more persistent damage the longer the shutdown lasts. Government support is unlikely to compensate for a lack of customers indefinitely. Moreover, there likely will not be a hard-restart of activity. More likely is that activity will be phased back in over time. Conferences, sporting events and other events with large groups may be curtailed far into the future. There is also the possibility - if not likelihood - that sporadic outbreaks of the virus will result in rolling shut-downs of venues or regions until Covid-19 treatments or a vaccine becomes widely available. China recently shut all movie theaters again. Such an uncertain environment will likely cause firms to hesitate before ramping up hiring even after the height of the crisis passes.Assuming virus-related concerns will persist over the next year or longer, we might expect a “square root” type of recovery. After an initial jump of hiring that follows the first phase of recovery begins, a less-than-full resumption of activity and uncertainty about future shutdowns threaten to restrain the pace of hiring long into the future.The layoffs associated with this initial shock will eventually slow but that alone will not put us on the path to recovery. We will need firms to not only stop letting workers go, but to return to a rapid pace of hiring. If that doesn’t happen, we can expect another long, slow recovery. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.Tim Duy is a professor of practice and senior director of the Oregon Economic Forum at the University of Oregon and the author of Tim Duy's Fed Watch.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.
- Investing.com
American Express Stock Falls 9%
Investing.com - American Express (NYSE:AXP) Stock fell by 8.63% to trade at $78.22 by 15:07 (19:07 GMT) on Wednesday on the NYSE exchange.
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and PayPal
- Zacks
American Express to Freeze Hiring Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty
American Express (AXP) makes efforts to curb costs and protect its margins despite a challenging operating environment.
- Zacks
Will Muted Consumer Confidence Beat Down Payment Stocks?
Soft consumer sentiment index, prompted by curtailment in spending capacity, is sure to dampen the prospects of payment stocks going forward.
- Reuters
AmEx to avoid job cuts as it rides out coronavirus storm
As the virus outbreak hits business volumes, AmEx has moved from a largely brick-and-mortar operation to having more than 60,000 employees equipped to work from home and two-thirds of its customer-care professionals working remotely, Squeri said. AmEx said earlier this month that spending volumes fell at the end of February and well into March as the pandemic wreaks havoc on consumer spending, leading the company to forecast low-single-digit percentage revenue growth for the first quarter.
- Zacks
Payment Stocks to Gain From $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
Payment stocks to gain traction from the recently passed stimulus package to fight the COVID-19 effect.
- Simply Wall St.
American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) Looks Interesting, And It's About To Pay A Dividend
Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see American...
- Investing.com
American Express Stock Falls 7%
Investing.com - American Express (NYSE:AXP) Stock fell by 6.68% to trade at $87.21 by 09:30 (13:30 GMT) on Friday on the NYSE exchange.
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Express, McDonald's, Walt Disney, UnitedHealth Group and International Business Machines
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Express, McDonald's, Walt Disney, UnitedHealth Group and International Business Machines
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, Fidelity National Information Services, American Express, NVIDIA and CSX
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, Fidelity National Information Services, American Express, NVIDIA and CSX
- Zacks
Dow's Best Day Since 1933: Top Stock Gainers of the ETF
Dow Jones registered its best single-day gain since 1933. These stocks of the Dow ETF logged a superb rally on Mar 24.
- Zacks
Top Analyst Reports for Facebook, FIS & American Express
Top Analyst Reports for Facebook, FIS & American Express
- Zacks
5 Blue-Chip Stocks Up 10%+ on Dow's Best Day Since 1933
The Dow posted its best day since 1933 after lawmakers said that they were close to a deal on coronavirus rescue package. We have, thus, highlighted such components of the benchmark index that were up 10% or more.
- Investing.com
American Express Stock Rises 4%
Investing.com - American Express (NYSE:AXP) Stock rose by 4.39% to trade at $87.74 by 09:31 (13:31 GMT) on Wednesday on the NYSE exchange.
- Business Wire
American Express is Matching Donations to Feeding America up to $1M to Feed Communities Impacted by COVID-19 when Card Members Use Membership Rewards® Points Toward Their Donations
American Express (NYSE: AXP) is continuing its support of organizations combatting COVID-19 with the launch of a donation matching program to help feed local communities impacted in the U.S. When U.S. Consumer, Small Business and Corporate Card Members who are enrolled in the Membership Rewards program use Membership Rewards® points towards a donation to Feeding America through JustGiving.com, American Express will match the dollar amount of each donation - up to $1 million in total donations. More information is available at www.justgiving.com/amexpaywithpoints.
- Investing.com
American Express Stock Rises 5%
Investing.com - American Express (NYSE:AXP) Stock rose by 4.56% to trade at $72.06 by 09:30 (13:30 GMT) on Tuesday on the NYSE exchange.
- Business Wire
American Express Plans Live Audio Webcast of the First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call
American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) plans to host a live audio webcast of its earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) on Friday, April 24, 2020 to discuss first quarter 2020 financial results.
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, salesforce.com, Novo Nordisk, American Express and Fiserv
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Microsoft, salesforce.com, Novo Nordisk, American Express and Fiserv
- Zacks
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Visa, Mastercard and American Express
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Visa, Mastercard and American Express
- Zacks
Coronavirus-Led Fall in Retail & T&E Spend Hit Payment Stocks
Softness in transaction processing due to contracted business volumes mars payment processors' prospects.
- Zacks
American Express Provides Q1 Guidance Amid Coronavirus Scare
American Express (AXP) expects weakness in spending volumes to impact its first-quarter earnings.
