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1. Amer Express Co (AXP) Price: $44.90
Industry: Finance
Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Aug 17 10:46 EDT 2011
AXP
Amer Express Co $44.90 Power Gauge Rating
AXP - Bullish
TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for AXP is bullish due to attractive financial
metrics, bullish price/volume activity and positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics AXP's financial metrics are very good due to a high return on equity.
Earnings Performance
Price and volume activity for AXP is bullish which is indicated by positive
Chaikin money flow.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Bullish
AXP Amer Express .. August 17, 2011 TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for AXP is bullish. There is currently a significant
positive sentiment within news stories concerning AXP.
News Sentiment :Positive
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential. High Potential Neutral Low Potential
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2. Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
Bullish
Price to Book Value AXP's financial metrics are very good. The company yields a high return on
shareholder's equity and generates high free cash flow relative to market
Return on Equity
capitalization.
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book
Price to Sales Ratio value ratio, high return on equity and relatively high cash flow.
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities Valuation Returns
Ratio TTM Ratio TTM Ratio TTM
Current Ratio 1.27 Price/Book 2.96 Return on Invest 5.7%
LT Debt/Equity 4.09 Price/Sales 1.94 Return on Equity 27.3%
Earnings Performance
Earnings Performance Rating
Earnings Growth
Neutral
Earnings Surprise AXP's earnings performance has been neutral. The company experienced
superior earnings growth in the past 12 months and has a history of weak
earnings growth.
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, an upward trend
Projected P/E Ratio in earnings this year, a relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings
over the past 5 years.
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth EPS Estimates
12/06 12/07 12/08 12/09 12/10 Factor Actual EPS Prev EST EPS Current Change
Revenue(M) 27,136.00 27,731.00 28,365.00 24,523.00 27,819.00 Quarterly EPS $0.91 $0.96 +0.05
Rev % Growth 11.82% 2.19% 2.29% -13.54% 13.44% Yearly EPS $3.37 $3.96 +0.59
EPS $3.06 $3.42 $2.28 $1.54 $3.37 Factor Actual EPS Growth Est EPS Growth Change
EPS % Growth 0.99% 11.76% -33.33% -32.46% 118.83% 3-5 year EPS 3.24% 10.60% +7.36
EPS Surprise EPS Quarterly Results
Estimate Actual Difference % Difference FY Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total
Latest Qtr $0.98 $1.07 $0.09 9.18 12/09 $0.31 $0.09 $0.54 $0.60 $1.54
1 Qtr Ago $0.93 $0.97 $0.04 4.30 12/10 $0.74 $0.84 $0.91 $0.88 $3.37
2 Qtr Ago $0.90 $0.94 $0.04 4.44 12/11 $0.98 $1.11 - - -
3 Qtr Ago $0.85 $0.90 $0.05 5.88 Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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3. Price Trend & Expert Opinions
Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Relative Strength vs Market Bullish
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for AXP is bullish. AXP is experiencing sustained buying
and has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks.
Price Trend
The rank for AXP is based on its price strength versus the market, positive
Price Trend ROC
Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend and a negative Chaikin price
trend ROC.
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether AXP is performing better or worse than the market. Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity Price Activity Volume Activity
Factor Value Factor Value Factor Value
52 Week High 53.59 % Change Price - 4 Weeks -13.36% Average Volume 20 Days 9,874,326
52 Week Low 37.82 % Change Price - 24 Weeks 4.03% Average Volume 90 Days 7,541,194
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500 11.58% % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P -3.62% Chaikin Money Flow Persistency 76%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P 13.94%
Expert Opinions
Expert Opinions
Earnings Estimate Revisions Bullish
Short Interest Expert opinions about AXP are positive. Shorting of AXP is low and analysts are
raising their EPS estimates for AXP.
Insider Activity
The rank for AXP is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low
short interest ratio, pessimistic analyst opinions and relative weakness of the
Analyst Opinions
stock versus the Finance industry group.
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Analyst Recommendations EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Current 7 Days Ago % Change Factor Value Last Week Last 4 Weeks
Current Qtr 0.96 0.96 0.00% Mean this Week Buy Up Down Up Down
Next Qtr 0.97 0.97 0.00% Mean Last Week Buy Curr Qtr 0 1 8 3
Curr Yr 0 0 9 0
Current 30 Days Ago % Change Change 0.00
Next Qtr 0 1 9 3
Current FY 3.96 3.90 0.06 Mean 5 Weeks Ago Buy
Next Yr 0 2 12 1
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4. The Company & Its Competitors
AXP's Competitors in Finance News Headlines for AXP
Company Power Historic EPS Projected EPS Profit Margin PEG PE Revenue(M) Court approves credit card steering settlement -
Gauge growth growth Jul 20, 2011
AXP 3.24% 10.60% 15.86% 1.07 11.57 27,819 NV Economic Forum chairman files for
SGS 106.74% - -4.71% - - 800
bankruptcy - May 21, 2011
MBNA Launches the UK's First American
MCO 4.34% 11.33% 27.34% 1.10 11.95 2,032
Express-Branded Contactless Credit Cards -
EEFT 15.51% 14.60% -0.97% 0.86 10.35 1,038 May 16, 2011
American Express Takes Aim at Identity Thieves
MGI 89.49% 15.00% 5.55% 1.60 - 1,167
with ID Protect Premium - Apr 12, 2011
IX 7.09% 12.34% 8.09% 0.82 - 11,667
Discover shares up as analyst raises estimates -
CIT 249.23% 11.50% 4.11% 4.92 30.25 6,362
Mar 18, 2011
Company Details Company Profile
AMER EXPRESS CO American Express Company is primarily engaged in the business of providing travel
200 VESEY STREET 50TH FLOOR related services, financial advisory services and international banking services
NEW YORK, NY 10285 throughout the world. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. provides
USA a variety of products and services, including, global network services, the American
Phone: 2126402000 Express Card, the Optima Card and other consumer and corporate lending products,
Fax: 212-619-9230 stored value products, and several others.
Website:
http://http://www.americanexpress.c
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Full Time Employees: 61,000
Sector: Finance
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