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Fly News Breaks for April 19, 2018
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Apr 19, 2018 | 06:43 EDT
RBC Capital analyst Jason Arnold raised his price target on American Express to $86 after the company beat on Q1 earnings beat and updated its FY18 outlook to the upper end of its prior guidance. Despite the stronger results however, the analyst remains concerned with the heightened competition, uncertainty around the pending Department of Justice lawsuit, and relative returns. Arnold keeps his Underperform rating on American Express, saying the upside/downside risk on shares is "less exciting".
News For AXP From the Last 2 Days
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Apr 24, 2024 | 08:36 EDT
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Apr 24, 2024 | 06:31 EDT
Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on American Express to $265 from $250 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm sees a good case for management to express greater confidence in or lean to the upper end of the EPS or revenue guide for 2024. With the macro haze fading, Wells believes investors will come away with a greater appreciation of the competitive position and moat.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 09:05 EDT
BMO Capital raised the firm's price target on American Express to $175 from $167 and keeps an Underperform rating on the shares. The firm cites the company's broad-based Q1 earnings beat, with higher than previously-modeled net interest income and slightly lower credit costs being partly offset by higher expected operating expenses. BMO adds however that it remains concerned that American Express's elevated loan restructuring rate could eventually bleed into higher credit provisions.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 09:01 EDT
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Apr 22, 2024 | 08:13 EDT
RBC Capital raised the firm's price target on American Express to $253 from $250 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company's Q1 results showed a "good quarter" with revenues that met expectations, controlled core expenses, and acceptable credit trends, the analyst tells investors in a research note. While spend volumes continued to moderate, American Express management remains confident on the near and longer term revenue trajectory, the firm added.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 08:10 EDT
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on American Express to $226 from $222 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares following Q1 results that were better than expected, led by net interest income, credit, and expenses. The firm is taking forward EPS up 1%, noting that its 2024 estimate is now above the midpoint of management's EPS guidance at $13.02, though it maintains an Equal Weight rating, citing valuation.
