American Express earnings released on Friday (July 19) show that consumers continue to spend on experiences — particularly on dining out, and that momentum belongs to the younger generations who are using their cards more often.Spending by millennial and Gen Z customers was up 13% year over year, management said.CFO Christophe Le Caillec said on the conference call with analysts that spending growth was visible across several categories, where spending on goods and services was 6% higher and there was 7% gr ...

For the quarter ended June 2024, American Express (AXP) reported revenue of $16.33 billion, up 8.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.49, compared to $2.89 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.45% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $16.57 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.22, the EPS surprise was +8.39%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine th ...

American Express (AXP) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.22 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.89 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 8.39%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this credit card issuer and global payments company would post earnings of $2.97 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.33, delivering a surprise of 12.12%.Ove ...

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The fintech industry has shown its resilience even in tough times. Despite an uncertain economy, a high inflationary environment and a long period of low consumer spending, financial companies have stood strong. This industry still hasn’t peaked. With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies, the scope of fintech stocks room to run continues to expand.Besides tech, I believe the fintech industry has shown tremendous growth over the past year. Adding fintech stocks to your portfo ...

American Express Company (AXP) is set to report second-quarter 2024 results on Jul 19, 2024, before the opening bell. Growing network volumes, total cards-in-force and interest income are expected to have supported its performance.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter earnings is currently pegged at $3.22 per share, implying solid growth of 11.4% from the year-ago reported number. The estimate was revised upward by two analysts in the past week against no movement in the opposite direction, result ...

The fintech stocks had their heyday back in 2020-21 when it was thought they’d pose a serious threat to the market share of traditional financial institutions (think the banks). When the pandemic lockdowns happened and online shopping went into overdrive in what was a “roaring start” to the 2020s, it seemed like the market’s fintech darlings could only go higher. The blistering momentum eventually ran out of steam, and fintech stocks were among the first of the dominoes to fall as the 2022 market sell-off u ...

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In the latest market close, American Express (AXP) reached $237.75, with a +1.38% movement compared to the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.07%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.13%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.14%.Shares of the credit card issuer and global payments company have appreciated by 0.89% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Finance sector's loss of 5.5% and lagging the S&P 500's gain of 4.34%.The investment ...