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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$415.00
Lowest Price Target1
$240.00
Consensus Price Target1
$345.72
American Express Co has a consensus price target of $345.72 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The high is $415 issued by Wells Fargo on April 9, 2026. The low is $240 issued by BTIG on April 21, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Evercore ISI Group on August 3, 2026, July 27, 2026, and July 27, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $378.67 between UBS, Morgan Stanley, and Evercore ISI Group, there's an implied 10.82% upside for American Express Co from these most-recent analyst ratings.
1calculated from analyst ratings
The latest price target for American Express (NYSE:AXP) was reported by UBS on August 3, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $384.00 expecting AXP to rise to within 12 months (a possible 12.38% upside). 52 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for American Express (NYSE:AXP) was provided by UBS, and American Express maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for American Express Co happened on July 13, 2026 when JP Morgan raised their price target to $400. JP Morgan previously had a neutral for American Express Co.
The last downgrade for American Express Co happened on September 17, 2025 when Freedom Broker changed their price target from $296 to $280 for American Express Co.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of American Express, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for American Express was filed on August 3, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around August 3, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest American Express (AXP) rating was a maintained with a price target of $386.00 to $384.00. The current price American Express (AXP) is trading at is $341.69, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 08/03/2026 | Buy Now | 12.38% | UBS | $386 → $384 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2026 | Buy Now | 11.8% | Morgan Stanley | $385 → $382 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2026 | Buy Now | 8.29% | Evercore ISI Group | $380 → $370 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2026 | Buy Now | -7.81% | BTIG | $324 → $315 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2026 | Buy Now | -3.71% | HSBC | $312 → $329 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2026 | Buy Now | 17.07% | JP Morgan | $328 → $400 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2026 | Buy Now | 14.43% | B of A Securities | $387 → $391 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2026 | Buy Now | -1.08% | TD Cowen | $330 → $338 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2026 | Buy Now | 12.97% | UBS | $340 → $386 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2026 | Buy Now | 6.53% | Barclays | $322 → $364 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2026 | Buy Now | 11.21% | Evercore ISI Group | $345 → $380 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2026 | Buy Now | 15.89% | Piper Sandler | → $396 | Initiates | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2026 | Buy Now | -5.18% | BTIG | $285 → $324 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2026 | Buy Now | 9.75% | Truist Securities | $360 → $375 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/16/2026 | Buy Now | -16.59% | BTIG | $285 → $285 | Reiterates | Sell → Sell | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2026 | Buy Now | 13.85% | Loop Capital | → $389 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2026 | Buy Now | 0.97% | Evercore ISI Group | $330 → $345 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2026 | Buy Now | 17.07% | Goldman Sachs | $360 → $400 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2026 | Buy Now | -5.76% | Barclays | $323 → $322 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2026 | Buy Now | 13.26% | B of A Securities | $381 → $387 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2026 | Buy Now | -16.59% | BTIG | $285 → $285 | Reiterates | Sell → Sell | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2026 | Buy Now | 12.68% | Morgan Stanley | $395 → $385 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2026 | Buy Now | -4.88% | JP Morgan | $375 → $325 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2026 | Buy Now | 21.46% | Wells Fargo | $425 → $415 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2026 | Buy Now | -3.42% | Evercore ISI Group | $393 → $330 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/06/2026 | Buy Now | -5.47% | Barclays | $367 → $323 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2026 | Buy Now | 5.36% | Truist Securities | $400 → $360 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/16/2026 | Buy Now | -16.59% | BTIG | $328 → $285 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2026 | Buy Now | 15.02% | Evercore ISI Group | $400 → $393 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | 17.07% | Truist Securities | $420 → $400 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | 9.75% | JP Morgan | $385 → $375 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | -4.01% | BTIG | $328 → $328 | Reiterates | Sell → Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/12/2026 | Buy Now | 12.68% | JP Morgan | $360 → $385 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | 9.75% | TD Cowen | $350 → $375 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2026 | Buy Now | 7.41% | Barclays | $355 → $367 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/22/2025 | Buy Now | 22.92% | Truist Securities | $395 → $420 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2025 | Buy Now | 24.38% | Wells Fargo | $400 → $425 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | — | Assumes | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2025 | Buy Now | -4.88% | Freedom Broker | $280 → $325 | Upgrade | Sell → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 17.07% | Wells Fargo | $375 → $400 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 15.6% | Truist Securities | $375 → $395 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | 3.9% | Barclays | $336 → $355 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -10.15% | BTIG | $277 → $307 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2025 | Buy Now | -0.49% | UBS | $330 → $340 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2025 | Buy Now | 3.9% | JP Morgan | $343 → $355 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2025 | Buy Now | -1.67% | Barclays | $297 → $336 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2025 | Buy Now | 15.31% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $371 → $394 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2025 | Buy Now | 6.82% | Evercore ISI Group | $330 → $365 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2025 | Buy Now | 5.94% | Morgan Stanley | $311 → $362 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2025 | Buy Now | -18.05% | Freedom Broker | $296 → $280 | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
| 09/15/2025 | Buy Now | 9.75% | Truist Securities | $348 → $375 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2025 | Buy Now | 9.75% | Wells Fargo | $350 → $375 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2025 | Buy Now | 9.75% | Deutsche Bank | $371 → $375 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2025 | Buy Now | 0.09% | JP Morgan | $260 → $342 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -8.98% | Morgan Stanley | $250 → $311 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2025 | Buy Now | 8.58% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $360 → $371 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2025 | Buy Now | -0.49% | Truist Securities | $335 → $340 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | -13.08% | Barclays | $249 → $297 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2025 | Buy Now | -4.3% | Citigroup | $300 → $327 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/23/2025 | Buy Now | -1.96% | Truist Securities | $315 → $335 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | -13.37% | Freedom Broker | $320 → $296 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | -15.71% | Evercore ISI Group | $300 → $288 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -25.37% | Redburn Atlantic | $270 → $255 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | -7.81% | Truist Securities | $340 → $315 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | -29.76% | BTIG | $272 → $240 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | -9.27% | RBC Capital | $310 → $310 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | -23.91% | JP Morgan | $244 → $260 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2025 | Buy Now | -19.52% | B of A Securities | $274 → $275 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -9.27% | RBC Capital | $350 → $310 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -19.81% | B of A Securities | $325 → $274 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -19.52% | Monness, Crespi, Hardt | $355 → $275 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | -28.59% | JP Morgan | $325 → $244 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2025 | Buy Now | 0.38% | Truist Securities | $350 → $343 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/24/2025 | Buy Now | -12.2% | Citigroup | $320 → $300 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | -3.42% | Goldman Sachs | $367 → $330 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | -4.88% | B of A Securities | $326 → $325 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2025 | Buy Now | -22.44% | Baird | $265 → $265 | Upgrade | Underperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 8.29% | Wells Fargo | $355 → $370 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | -6.35% | Citigroup | $305 → $320 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 3.9% | Monness, Crespi, Hardt | $330 → $355 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | -9.57% | Compass Point | $325 → $309 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 2.43% | RBC Capital | $330 → $350 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 0.68% | Evercore ISI Group | $315 → $344 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | 5.36% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $350 → $360 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | -9.27% | Morgan Stanley | $305 → $310 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2025 | Buy Now | -4.59% | B of A Securities | $316 → $326 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2025 | Buy Now | 3.9% | Wells Fargo | $340 → $355 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -10.15% | JP Morgan | $301 → $307 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | -3.42% | RBC Capital | $315 → $330 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | -6.35% | UBS | $283 → $320 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 2.43% | Truist Securities | → $350 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | -0.49% | Wells Fargo | $300 → $340 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | -3.42% | Monness, Crespi, Hardt | $300 → $330 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | -10.74% | Morgan Stanley | $252 → $305 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | -4.88% | Compass Point | $315 → $325 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | 2.43% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $350 → $350 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2024 | Buy Now | -7.81% | Compass Point | $260 → $315 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | -11.91% | JP Morgan | $286 → $301 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 2.43% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $325 → $350 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2024 | Buy Now | -7.52% | B of A Securities | $301 → $316 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |