Credit card giant American Express has continued to outperform the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain bullish on the stock’s prospects.
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American Express (AXP) is trading at new all-time highs and shows strong technical momentum here. The stock maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. AXP has made a 32.15% gain over the past year and shares are up 9.12% in the past month. Analyst...
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Financial institutions play a critical role, offering everything from consumer banking to wealth management and specialized financial solutions. Still, investors are uneasy as companies face challenges from an unpredictable interest rate and inflation environment.
These doubts have certainly contributed to the indutry's recent underperformance - over the past six months, its 10.9% gain has fallen behind the S&P 500's 21% rise.
Mastercard (MA) reported strong fiscal Q3 results, with net revenues of $8.60 billion, up 17% Y/Y and beating analyst estimates. Adjusted EPS rose 13% to $4.38, supported by growth in value-added services. Q4 outlook is for high teens revenue growth.
Financial services company Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) reported Q3 CY2025 results topping the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 12.6% year on year to $4.89 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $9.92 per share was 1.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
