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November 23, 2009 4:48 AM ET

American Express Company

(AXP:NYSE)

LAST $40.93 USD
CHANGE TODAY 0.00 0.00%
VOLUME 0.0
As of November 20, 2009 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of American Express Company (AXP)

OPEN
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PREVIOUS CLOSE
$40.93
DAY HIGH
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DAY LOW
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52 WEEK HIGH
11/16/09 - $41.98
52 WEEK LOW
03/6/09 - $9.71
MARKET CAP
48.7B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
13.2M
DILUTED EPS TTM
$1.20
SHARES OUTSTANDING
1.2B
EX-DATE
09/30/09
P/E TTM
34.0x
DIVIDEND
$0.72
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.76%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions
BUSINESS EXCHANGE RELATED TOPICAmerican Express

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AXP Details

American Express Company, a payments and travel company, provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. It operates in two groups, the Global Consumer Group and the Global Business-to-Business Group. The Global Consumer Group offers a range of products and services, including charge and credit card products, consumer travel services, and stored value products, such as Travelers Cheques and prepaid products. The Global Business-to-Business Group provides business travel, corporate cards, and other expense management products and services; network services; and merchant acquisition, and merchant processing, point-of-sale, servicing and settlement, and marketing products and services for merchants. The company also publishes luxury lifestyle magazines. American Express sells its products and services to various customer groups, including consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations, and banking and financial institutions through various channels, such as direct mail, Internet, employee and independent third party sales forces, and direct response advertising. American Express was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

AXP Top Compensated Officers

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Member of ...
Age: 57
Total Annual Compensation: $1.3M
President, Head of Global Consumer Group and ...
Age: 49
Total Annual Compensation: $3.9M
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice Presi...
Age: 59
Total Annual Compensation: $2.7M
Chief Information Officer, Group President of...
Age: 49
Total Annual Compensation: $2.3M
Vice Chairman and Member of Operating Committ...
Age: 49
Total Annual Compensation: $4.3M
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for American Express Company (AXP)

City Bank and American Express Company Unveil American Express Gold Credit Card and American Express Credit Card

City Bank and American Express Company have announced the formation of a strategic alliance and unveiled American Express Gold Credit Card and American Express Credit Card for Bangladeshi consumers. The alliance will provide opportunities for both the company and City Bank to combine their respective strengths and offer world-class products and services to customers in Bangladesh. City Bank will issue the American Express credit cards in Bangladesh, which will be accepted by the merchants operating on the American Express global merchant network in over 200 countries and territories. City Bank will be responsible for all operations supporting the issuing of the new credit cards, including billing and accounting, customer service, credit management, charge authorizations and marketing. City Bank will also be the exclusive merchant acquirer for American Express and plans to significantly grow the number of locations that will accept American Express cards across the country.

American Express Company - Conference Presentation Call

To provide an overview of the company's results and business strategies

American Express Company - Conference Presentation Call

To review the company's network, acquirer/processor, client management and marketing capabilities

BusinessWeek Rankings

Best Global Brands
2007  #15
2006  #14

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Price/Earnings 33.3x
Price/Sales 2.6x
Price/Book 3.5x
Price/Cash Flow 29.4x
TEV/Sales NM Not Meaningful

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