$22.27 -0.73 (-3.17%)
7/2/2009 4:17 PM

American Express Company (AXP)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

The Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries is a global payments, network and travel company which offers its products and services throughout the world.

Current Price $22.27 Mkt Cap $26.86B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 12.04
Prev. Close $23.00 Div. (Yield) 0.72 (3.10%)
Daily Range $22.27 - $22.80 Volume 0
52-Wk Range $9.71 - $42.50 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Drew2142 (98.42)
Submitted May 04, 2009

no one left home without it. "they have the cream of the crop customer base" - Warren Buffett.

gt7255 (< 20)
Submitted May 22, 2009

American Express began dumping their elite charge-card niche in the late 1990s. They've since been quite successful in launcing straight credit cards such as Blue and its clones. They also worked very hard cobranding credit cards with the likes of… More

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Member Avatar TMFPhillyDot (49.09) Submitted: 7/2/2009 3:39:36 PM : Underperform Start Price: $22.40 AXP Score: +0.41

As unemployment rises, credit card companies such as American Express are going to experience greater losses than formerly anticipated. I don't expect them to meet earnings expectations.

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Member Avatar wetlands001 (< 20) Submitted: 6/30/2009 2:41:16 PM : Outperform Start Price: $23.28 AXP Score: -2.18

Earnings will outperform expectations.

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Member Avatar SMB1959 (< 20) Submitted: 6/28/2009 5:46:30 PM : Outperform Start Price: $23.72 AXP Score: -3.60

I developed a tool called "liquidation ratio" (LR) for financial institutions. It is a quick and dirty method but captures a lot of data. LR = Cash + Account Receivables-Accurred Intereset / Long-Term Debt. Mr. Market seems to be punishing AXP because it has lower Net Earnings than expected as well as a large long-term debt obligation. Digging through their finanicial statements over the past 10 years showed me that it could consistently retire its' short- and long-term debt in a year or two using only Cash and AR-AI. This currently holds true. Also its' payouts of the debt are relatively small each year with the best interest rates available. Additionally, it currently has a decent amount of Retained Earnings. AXP has a much lower reserve of Treasury Stock than it has had in the past but on the other hand it doesn't have ongoing operating expenses that can make a good company a poor investment--R&D, Patents, Depreciation, etc. Two other positive indicators are steady Price Per Share Earnings and a consistent amount of outstanding stocks in the past 10 years. And of course, people who use a good portion of their services whether for credit, travel, or advice/planning have better than average earning powerr. It doesn't hurt to have a "billion dollar" brand name either. So as the economy picks up so will this stock. Its' underlying business economics have proven the test of time and their stocks are ripe for the picking at $23 a share.

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RyanOC (98.38) Score: +126.36

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stocki711 99.10 3/6/2009 Outperform 5Y $9.63 +131.33% +32.21% +99.12
MCMInvest 77.49 3/9/2009 Outperform NS $9.66 +130.63% +32.13% +98.50
mh403 95.19 3/9/2009 Outperform NS $9.66 +130.63% +32.13% +98.50
redromulus 95.99 3/9/2009 Outperform 3Y $9.66 +130.63% +32.13% +98.50
Wazzdown 88.73 3/6/2009 Outperform 3Y $9.80 +127.17% +30.75% +96.43 1 Comment
elmoq 97.83 3/5/2009 Outperform NS $10.32 +115.75% +30.31% +85.44
JoeBad0309 75.45 3/9/2009 Outperform 3M $10.42 +113.72% +31.49% +82.23
mookie7715 95.20 3/5/2009 Outperform 3Y $10.63 +109.55% +28.72% +80.83
dcoolhead 83.68 3/9/2009 Outperform 1Y $10.58 +110.56% +30.82% +79.73
lutermanji 90.18 3/9/2009 Outperform 5Y $10.59 +110.36% +31.36% +79.00

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TrackRBCCapMkts 88.51 5/12/2009 Underperform NS $26.13 -14.79% -1.99% +12.80
TrackStifel 96.67 4/14/2009 Underperform NS $19.79 +12.52% +5.62% -6.90
TrackJPMorgan 82.92 3/25/2009 Underperform NS $13.27 +67.82% +10.44% -57.38
TrackHillman 93.68 2/27/2009 Outperform 1Y $11.90 +87.16% +21.33% +65.83 1 Comment
TrackJohnRogers < 20 2/25/2009 Outperform 1Y $13.07 +70.34% +16.42% +53.91 2 Comments
TrackBerkowitz 72.24 2/17/2009 Outperform 1Y $14.69 +51.60% +12.04% +39.56 2 Comments
TrackSunTrustRH 92.68 12/17/2008 Underperform NS $18.99 +7.35% -6.00% -13.35 4/16/2009 @ $20.38
TrackDeutscheSec 85.14 12/12/2008 Underperform NS $18.80 +18.49% +4.98% -13.51
TrackBofASec 95.34 12/10/2008 Underperform NS $21.62 +3.01% -0.59% -3.59
TrackCitigroup 87.14 12/10/2008 Underperform NS $21.78 -30.59% -9.43% +21.16 4/7/2009 @ $15.12
TrackVanDenBerg 81.97 11/28/2008 Outperform 1Y $21.57 +3.24% +1.42% +1.81 3 Comments
TrackJefferies 77.40 11/13/2008 Underperform NS $19.27 +15.56% +4.10% -11.46
TrackBRogers 95.62 10/24/2008 Outperform 1Y $21.92 +1.59% +6.68% -5.08 3 Comments
TrackJimCramer 64.82 10/2/2008 Underperform 3W $31.20 -28.63% -19.70% +8.92
TrackCreditSuiss 89.18 9/29/2008 Underperform NS $35.48 -37.22% -23.39% +13.83
TrackGGreenberg < 20 8/27/2008 Outperform 1Y $36.62 -39.18% -29.59% -9.58 2 Comments
TrackFBRCapitalM 79.95 7/16/2008 Underperform NS $36.25 -38.56% -26.23% +12.33
TrackFoxPitt < 20 7/14/2008 Outperform NS $36.86 -39.58% -27.50% -12.08
TrackHAndW < 20 6/16/2008 Outperform 1Y $42.67 -47.81% -34.11% -13.70 2 Comments
TrackChrisDavis < 20 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $43.60 -48.93% -35.53% -13.40 1 Comment
TrackBrandes < 20 5/30/2008 Outperform 1Y $45.05 -50.57% -35.96% -14.61 1 Comment
TrackGaryBSmith 86.85 5/2/2008 Outperform 3W $48.47 -54.05% -36.53% -17.52
TrackTomGayner 52.46 4/10/2008 Outperform NS $43.77 -49.12% -34.04% -15.08 1 Comment
TrackBobOlstein 59.83 3/14/2008 Outperform 5Y $40.12 -69.71% -42.83% -26.88 2/27/2009 @ $12.15 1 Comment
TrackUBS 86.07 2/4/2008 Underperform NS $48.42 -21.61% -8.72% +12.88 7/1/2008 @ $37.96
TrackUBS 86.07 1/11/2008 Outperform NS $44.34 +9.63% -1.88% +11.51 2/4/2008 @ $48.61
TrackFBRCapitalM 79.95 1/11/2008 Underperform NS $44.45 +5.38% -1.19% -6.57 4/25/2008 @ $46.84
TrackTobinSmith < 20 12/7/2007 Outperform 1Y $54.38 -59.05% -40.49% -18.56
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.54 -60.61% -41.14% -19.47 1 Comment
TrackBuffett 64.65 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.54 -60.61% -41.14% -19.47 1 Comment
TrackDodgeCox 92.97 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.54 -60.61% -41.14% -19.47 2 Comments
TrackRonBaron 86.77 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.54 -60.61% -41.14% -19.47 1 Comment
TrackEveillard 91.83 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.54 -60.61% -41.14% -19.47 1 Comment
TrackWWeitz 72.51 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $56.54 -60.61% -41.14% -19.47 5 Comments
TrackMichaelSivy 94.35 3/20/2007 Outperform 1Y $53.35 -58.26% -36.29% -21.97
TrackFBRCapitalM 79.95 2/28/2007 Outperform NS $55.75 +13.01% +8.86% +4.15 7/24/2007 @ $63.00
TrackPatDorsey 76.15 1/27/2007 Outperform 5Y $54.96 -59.48% -36.81% -22.67
TrackStifel 96.67 1/24/2007 Outperform NS $57.56 +0.59% +6.46% -5.87 12/7/2007 @ $57.90
TrackLehmanBros 80.65 1/9/2007 Outperform NS $59.45 -5.80% +5.70% -11.50 10/22/2007 @ $56.00
TrackCalyonSec < 20 10/24/2006 Outperform NS $53.68 -58.51% -34.58% -23.93
TrackPiperJaff 85.83 10/10/2006 Outperform NS $53.82 -58.62% -33.52% -25.09
TrackJimCramer 64.82 7/24/2006 Outperform 3W $49.44 -34.99% -11.59% -23.40 10/3/2008 @ $32.14

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