American Express Stock Earnings Per Share

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American Express Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

American Express' Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

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Current American Express Earnings Per Share

14.01 X

Most of American Express' fundamental indicators, such as Earnings Per Share, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, American Express is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

American Earnings Per Share Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for American Express is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of American Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Earnings Per Share. Since American Express' main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of American Express' historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of American Express' interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Net Receivables	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Short Term Investments	Intangible Assets	Property Plant Equipment	Good Will	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Current Deferred Revenue	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.83	-0.54	0.78	1.0	0.54	-0.55	0.11	0.48	0.4	0.15	0.09	-0.55	0.89	0.76	0.8	-0.66	-0.51	-0.56	-0.69	0.92	0.86	-0.12	-0.6
Total Stockholder Equity	0.83		-0.27	0.64	0.77	0.49	-0.77	0.61	0.57	0.04	0.55	0.09	-0.13	0.91	0.91	0.75	-0.65	-0.18	-0.38	-0.53	0.66	0.59	-0.04	-0.35
Net Debt	-0.54	-0.27		-0.82	-0.57	-0.63	0.31	0.24	-0.07	-0.14	0.16	0.06	0.54	-0.42	-0.34	-0.57	0.63	0.86	0.56	0.48	-0.77	-0.71	0.25	0.88
Retained Earnings	0.78	0.64	-0.82		0.78	0.74	-0.61	0.07	0.3	0.05	0.12	0.07	-0.61	0.73	0.67	0.79	-0.78	-0.78	-0.61	-0.73	0.9	0.74	-0.31	-0.92
Total Liab	1.0	0.77	-0.57	0.78		0.53	-0.49	0.03	0.45	0.44	0.08	0.09	-0.6	0.86	0.71	0.79	-0.64	-0.55	-0.57	-0.7	0.93	0.88	-0.12	-0.63
Total Current Assets	0.54	0.49	-0.63	0.74	0.53		-0.48	0.15	0.34	-0.14	0.25	0.08	-0.31	0.39	0.51	0.73	-0.43	-0.59	-0.06	-0.2	0.6	0.52	0.08	-0.68
Short Term Debt	-0.55	-0.77	0.31	-0.61	-0.49	-0.48		-0.75	-0.42	0.28	-0.7	-0.04	-0.08	-0.66	-0.87	-0.5	0.61	0.29	0.45	0.45	-0.49	-0.47	0.3	0.44
Common Stock	0.11	0.61	0.24	0.07	0.03	0.15	-0.75		0.45	-0.39	0.92	-0.09	0.62	0.34	0.61	0.13	-0.19	0.28	0.04	-0.01	-0.08	-0.06	0.08	0.16
Net Receivables	0.48	0.57	-0.07	0.3	0.45	0.34	-0.42	0.45		0.3	0.6	-0.04	0.14	0.41	0.37	0.28	-0.02	0.04	-0.05	-0.2	0.3	0.48	0.46	-0.03
Accounts Payable	0.4	0.04	-0.14	0.05	0.44	-0.14	0.28	-0.39	0.3		-0.2	-0.29	-0.27	0.18	-0.17	-0.01	0.14	-0.05	-0.18	-0.22	0.28	0.37	0.34	0.01
Long Term Debt	0.15	0.55	0.16	0.12	0.08	0.25	-0.7	0.92	0.6	-0.2		-0.18	0.56	0.28	0.52	0.09	0.0	0.16	0.09	-0.03	-0.06	-0.03	0.29	0.12
Short Term Investments	0.09	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.09	0.08	-0.04	-0.09	-0.04	-0.29	-0.18		-0.32	0.25	0.23	0.22	-0.18	-0.03	-0.01	-0.3	0.08	0.17	-0.14	0.01
Intangible Assets	-0.55	-0.13	0.54	-0.61	-0.6	-0.31	-0.08	0.62	0.14	-0.27	0.56	-0.32		-0.41	-0.15	-0.56	0.42	0.64	0.43	0.59	-0.67	-0.52	0.34	0.65
Property Plant Equipment	0.89	0.91	-0.42	0.73	0.86	0.39	-0.66	0.34	0.41	0.18	0.28	0.25	-0.41		0.87	0.75	-0.78	-0.36	-0.57	-0.77	0.79	0.7	-0.21	-0.49
Good Will	0.76	0.91	-0.34	0.67	0.71	0.51	-0.87	0.61	0.37	-0.17	0.52	0.23	-0.15	0.87		0.74	-0.73	-0.38	-0.44	-0.57	0.67	0.6	-0.29	-0.47
Net Tangible Assets	0.8	0.75	-0.57	0.79	0.79	0.73	-0.5	0.13	0.28	-0.01	0.09	0.22	-0.56	0.75	0.74		-0.67	-0.54	-0.22	-0.42	0.78	0.66	-0.24	-0.67
Long Term Debt Total	-0.66	-0.65	0.63	-0.78	-0.64	-0.43	0.61	-0.19	-0.02	0.14	0.0	-0.18	0.42	-0.78	-0.73	-0.67		0.49	0.7	0.67	-0.77	-0.62	0.58	0.72
Capital Surpluse	-0.51	-0.18	0.86	-0.78	-0.55	-0.59	0.29	0.28	0.04	-0.05	0.16	-0.03	0.64	-0.36	-0.38	-0.54	0.49		0.48	0.52	-0.74	-0.61	0.37	0.9
Long Term Investments	-0.56	-0.38	0.56	-0.61	-0.57	-0.06	0.45	0.04	-0.05	-0.18	0.09	-0.01	0.43	-0.57	-0.44	-0.22	0.7	0.48		0.8	-0.69	-0.65	0.45	0.57
Short Long Term Debt	-0.69	-0.53	0.48	-0.73	-0.7	-0.2	0.45	-0.01	-0.2	-0.22	-0.03	-0.3	0.59	-0.77	-0.57	-0.42	0.67	0.52	0.8		-0.73	-0.61	0.33	0.59
Current Deferred Revenue	0.92	0.66	-0.77	0.9	0.93	0.6	-0.49	-0.08	0.3	0.28	-0.06	0.08	-0.67	0.79	0.67	0.78	-0.77	-0.74	-0.69	-0.73		0.91	-0.3	-0.83
Cash And Equivalents	0.86	0.59	-0.71	0.74	0.88	0.52	-0.47	-0.06	0.48	0.37	-0.03	0.17	-0.52	0.7	0.6	0.66	-0.62	-0.61	-0.65	-0.61	0.91		-0.18	-0.66
Net Invested Capital	-0.12	-0.04	0.25	-0.31	-0.12	0.08	0.3	0.08	0.46	0.34	0.29	-0.14	0.34	-0.21	-0.29	-0.24	0.58	0.37	0.45	0.33	-0.3	-0.18		0.5
Capital Stock	-0.6	-0.35	0.88	-0.92	-0.63	-0.68	0.44	0.16	-0.03	0.01	0.12	0.01	0.65	-0.49	-0.47	-0.67	0.72	0.9	0.57	0.59	-0.83	-0.66	0.5

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Earnings per Share is one of the most critical measures of the firm's current share price and is used by investors to determine the overall company profitability, especially when compared to the EPS of similar companies.

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Common Stock Shares Outstanding

956.59 Million

At this time, American Express' Common Stock Shares Outstanding is relatively stable compared to the past year.

According to the company disclosure, American Express has an Earnings Per Share of 14.01 times. This is much higher than that of the Consumer Finance sector and 244.23% higher than that of the Financials industry. The earnings per share for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

American Earnings Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses American Express' direct or indirect competition against its Earnings Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of American Express could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing American Express by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

American Express is currently under evaluation in earnings per share category among its peers.

American Express ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, American Express' sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to American Express' managers, analysts, and investors.

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American Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.35
	Return On Asset	0.038
	Profit Margin	0.17 %
	Operating Margin	0.18 %
	Current Valuation	204.41 B
	Shares Outstanding	701.11 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	21.70 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	65.60 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	8.26 M
	Price To Earning	15.49 X
	Price To Book	6.27 X
	Price To Sales	3.12 X
	Revenue	50.41 B
	Gross Profit	39.38 B
	EBITDA	36.17 B
	Net Income	10.13 B
	Cash And Equivalents	34 B
	Cash Per Share	42.01 X
	Total Debt	1.37 B
	Debt To Equity	1.84 %
	Current Ratio	1.62 X
	Book Value Per Share	43.11 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	14.05 B
	Short Ratio	3.66 X
	Earnings Per Share	14.01 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	1.90 X
	Target Price	315.54
	Number Of Employees	75.1 K
	Beta	1.21
	Market Capitalization	189.66 B
	Total Asset	271.46 B
	Retained Earnings	22.15 B
	Working Capital	9.57 B
	Current Asset	84.45 B
	Current Liabilities	74.88 B
	Annual Yield	0.01 %
	Five Year Return	1.33 %
	Net Asset	271.46 B
	Last Dividend Paid	2.8

About American Express Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze American Express's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of American Express using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of American Express based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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Pair Trading with American Express

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if American Express position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in American Express will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with American Stock

0.88	ECPG	Encore Capital Group	Pair Corr
0.72	CNF	CNFinance Holdings	Pair Corr

Moving against American Stock

0.85

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to American Express could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace American Express when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back American Express - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling American Express to buy it.

The correlation of American Express is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as American Express moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if American Express moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for American Express can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.

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