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AXP - American Express Company

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  • Currently /5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star

Back Testing (Jan. 1998 - Aug. 2008) Results:

Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1%/year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.

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P/E: (before NRI)15.4
Lower P/E: MA (15.1), COF (7.4), AMP (12.2), SLM (8.2),
Price/Book:3.3
Lower P/B: V (2.3), COF (0.7), AMP (1.1), DFS (1.4),
Price/Sales:2
Lower P/S: COF (1.1), AMP (1.5), DFS (0.8), SLM (1.2),
Net Margin:12.51%
Higher Margin: CACC (39.02%), CACC.PK (39.02%), V (34.57%),
Yield:1.8%
Higher Yield: TAXI (8.5%), STU (7.5%), AEA (7%), QCCO (5%),
Market Cap: $48.2 Bil EPS: (before NRI)$2.6 Shares Outstanding:1203.21 Mil
General Financial » Consumer Finance   COMPARE: COF, C, DFS, CCRT

Gurus Trades with AXP:
Number of guru portfolios checked: 70. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

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Ticker CompanyPicked ByDate (?) Action
 Impact to Portfoliodown (?) Price Range
(Average)* (?)		 Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
AXP American... Bill Nygren 2010-06-30 Sold Out
(history)		History -1.06%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%Sold Out0
AXP American... Whitney Tilson 2010-06-30 Reduce
(history)		History --0.48%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%Reduce -32.54%82,944
AXP American... Ron Baron 2010-06-30 Add
(history)		History 0.02%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%Add 45.65%223,040
AXP American... HOTCHKIS & WILEY 2010-06-30 Reduce
(history)		History --0.06%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%Reduce -39.53%528,166
AXP American... Andreas Halvorsen 2010-06-30 Buy History 1.06%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%New holding, 2288100 sh.2,288,100
AXP American... Robert Olstein 2010-06-30 Add
(history)		History 0.36%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%Add 29.73%192,000
AXP American... Arnold Van Den Berg 2010-06-30 Reduce
(history)		History --0.65%$37.71 - $48.05
($42.51)		 $ 40.07-6%Reduce -50.78%362,161
AXP American... Bill Nygren 2010-03-31 Reduce
(history)		History --0.28%$36.79 - $42.98
($39.84)		 $ 40.071%Reduce -26.09%850,000
AXP American... HOTCHKIS & WILEY 2010-03-31 Reduce
(history)		History --0.05%$36.79 - $42.98
($39.84)		 $ 40.071%Reduce -21.62%873,399
AXP American... Arnold Van Den Berg 2009-12-31 Reduce
(history)		History --0.89%$32.49 - $41.83
($38.39)		 $ 40.074%Reduce -36.69%772,422
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.

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AXP is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings NEW!
Holding History
AXP Andreas Halvorsen 2010-06-3022881000.191.06NewHistory
AXP Ron Baron 2010-06-302230400.020.0645.65%History
AXP Robert Olstein 2010-06-301920000.021.5929.73%History
AXP James Barrow 2010-06-30274265282.282.750.11%History
AXP Tom Gayner 2010-06-303981730.031.080%History
AXP Warren Buffett 2010-06-3015161070012.612.960%History
AXP Ruane Cunniff 2010-06-3015197960.130.74-0.75%History
AXP Brian Rogers 2010-06-3092684000.772.36-1.07%History
AXP Dodge & Cox 2010-06-302873850.020.02-1.17%History
AXP Tweedy Browne 2010-06-303977130.030.65-3.02%History
AXP Chris Davis 2010-06-30691698565.755.1-3.1%History
AXP David Dreman 2010-06-305157430.040.54-3.52%History
AXP Jean-Marie Eveillard 2010-06-3098358000.822.8-3.72%History
AXP Mark Hillman 2010-06-305103600.49-4.53%History
AXP Charles Brandes 2010-06-3031785950.260.83-12.75%History
AXP Donald Yacktman 2010-06-303444290.030.38-13.62%History
AXP Whitney Tilson 2010-06-30829440.011.48-32.54%History
AXP HOTCHKIS & WILEY 2010-06-305281660.040.16-39.53%History
AXP Arnold Van Den Berg 2010-06-303621610.031.28-50.78%History
AXP Bill Nygren 2010-06-30000Sold OutHistory
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AXP: Insider Buys/Sells (?) All Insider Trades Click Here for All Insider Trades.

InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%)
Glenn William HExecutive Vice President 2010-07-27Sell82881$44.42-9.79
SCHICK THOMAS AEVP-Corp. Affairs 2010-07-27Sell188496$44.46-9.87
GILLIGAN EDWARD PVice Chairman 2010-07-26Sell150000$44.87-10.7
KELLY ALFRED F JRFormer President 2010-04-30Sell142720$48-16.52
Linville Judson CCEO, U.S. Consumer Division 2010-04-29Sell103419$47.63-15.87
Squeri Stephen JGroup Pres., Global Services 2010-04-29Sell138134$47.6-15.82
JORDAN VERNON E JRAdvisor to the Board 2010-04-28Sell3427$45.76-12.43
SCHICK THOMAS AEVP-Corp. Affairs 2010-04-26Sell188496$46.9-14.56
PARENT LOUISE MEVP, General Counsel 2010-04-26Sell188496$47.21-15.12
WALTER ROBERT DDirector 2010-03-12Buy20000$40.82-1.84

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