American Express, Salesforce And A Retail Giant On CNBC's 'Final Trades'

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Kari Firestone, co-founder of Aureus Asset Management, named American Express Company AXP as her final trade.

On the earnings front, American Express reported its fiscal second-quarter 2025 results on July 18, surpassing analyst estimates for both revenue and adjusted earnings per share. The company reported quarterly revenue (net of interest expense) growth of 9% year-over-year to $17.86 billion, topping the analyst consensus estimate of $17.71 billion.

Don't forget to check out our premarket coverage here.

Bryn Talkington, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, said she likes the technicals of Salesforce, Inc. CRM.

As per the recent news, Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire Regrello, an artificial intelligence-native automation platform, as the enterprise software giant accelerates its push into agentic process automation amid a $2.6 trillion global M&A boom.

Joe Terranova, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, picked The TJX Companies, Inc. TJX as his final trade.

Lending support to his choice, the company reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.10 on Wednesday, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.01. Quarterly sales of $14.40 billion (+7% year over year) outpaced the Street view of $14.13 billion.

Price Action:

• Salesforce shares gained 0.2% to settle at $246.45 on Wednesday.
• American Express shares rose 0.8% to close at $308.40 during the session.
• TJX shares gained 2.7% to close at $138.27 during the session.

Check This Out:

• Top 2 Financial Stocks You May Want To Dump In Q3

Image: Shutterstock