Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for American Express (AXP)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for American Express (NYSE: AXP):

• 10/1/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $371.00 to $394.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/30/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $330.00 to $365.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $311.00 to $362.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – American Express had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/15/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $348.00 to $375.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/5/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $350.00 to $375.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

American Express Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be issued a $0.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. This represents a $3.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. American Express’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.02%.

Insider Activity at American Express

In other American Express news, Vice Chairman Douglas E. Buckminster sold 23,505 shares of American Express stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.37, for a total transaction of $7,671,326.85. Following the transaction, the insider owned 123,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $40,343,574.81. This trade represents a 15.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Laureen Seeger sold 61,721 shares of American Express stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.47, for a total value of $18,360,145.87. Following the sale, the insider owned 9,001 shares in the company, valued at $2,677,527.47. This trade represents a 87.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 269,996 shares of company stock valued at $85,261,270 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

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. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services.