American Express (AXP) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates

American Express (AXP) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.53 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.04 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -0.28%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this credit card issuer and global payments company would post earnings of $3.96 per share when it actually produced earnings of $4.14, delivering a surprise of +4.55%.Ov ...