Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for American Express (AXP)

by · The Markets Daily

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

  • 12/8/2025 – American Express had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 12/8/2025 – American Express is now covered by analysts at Wolfe Research. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock.
  • 12/1/2025 – American Express had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 11/25/2025 – American Express was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating.
  • 11/19/2025 – American Express had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 11/13/2025 – American Express had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 11/9/2025 – American Express was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 11/7/2025 – American Express was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating.
  • 11/1/2025 – American Express was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
  • 10/21/2025 – American Express was upgraded by analysts at DZ Bank AG from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $340.00 price target on the stock.
  • 10/20/2025 – American Express had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Compass Point. They now have a $324.00 price target on the stock.
  • 10/20/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $375.00 to $395.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 10/20/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $375.00 to $400.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/20/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $336.00 to $355.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 10/17/2025 – American Express had its price target raised by analysts at BTIG Research from $277.00 to $307.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.

American Express Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th were issued a dividend of $0.82 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 10th. This represents a $3.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. American Express’s payout ratio is 22.01%.

Insider Activity at American Express

In other news, insider Douglas Tabish sold 2,515 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $355.61, for a total value of $894,359.15. Following the sale, the insider owned 2,515 shares in the company, valued at $894,359.15. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Denise Pickett sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.73, for a total transaction of $1,753,650.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 7,726 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,709,739.98. This trade represents a 39.29% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 57,515 shares of company stock valued at $20,658,509 in the last ninety days. Company 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.

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