American Express (AXP) Competitors $287.65 +2.10 (+0.74%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AXP vs. COF, DFS, CACC, SLM, NNI, ECPG, PRAA, WRLD, EZPW, and GDOTShould you be buying American Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Express include Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), SLM (SLM), Nelnet (NNI), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), and Green Dot (GDOT). These companies are all part of the "consumer finance" industry. American Express vs. Capital One Financial Discover Financial Services Credit Acceptance SLM Nelnet Encore Capital Group PRA Group World Acceptance EZCORP Green Dot Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) and American Express (NYSE:AXP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and dividends. Is COF or AXP more profitable? American Express has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Capital One Financial's net margin of 8.80%. American Express' return on equity of 32.46% beat Capital One Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Capital One Financial8.80% 9.00% 1.11% American Express 15.32%32.46%3.51% Which has more risk & volatility, COF or AXP? Capital One Financial has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Express has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in COF or AXP? 89.8% of Capital One Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of American Express shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Capital One Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of American Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer COF or AXP? In the previous week, American Express had 10 more articles in the media than Capital One Financial. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for American Express and 35 mentions for Capital One Financial. American Express' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Capital One Financial's score of 1.08 indicating that American Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Capital One Financial 20 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Express 39 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend COF or AXP? Capital One Financial presently has a consensus target price of $160.18, suggesting a potential downside of 11.35%. American Express has a consensus target price of $253.09, suggesting a potential downside of 12.01%. Given Capital One Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Capital One Financial is more favorable than American Express.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Capital One Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.39American Express 4 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.16 Which has higher valuation & earnings, COF or AXP? American Express has higher revenue and earnings than Capital One Financial. Capital One Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Express, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCapital One Financial$49.48B1.39$4.89B$10.5917.06American Express$60.52B3.35$8.37B$13.5921.17 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COF or AXP? Capital One Financial received 34 more outperform votes than American Express when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.87% of users gave Capital One Financial an outperform vote while only 60.09% of users gave American Express an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCapital One FinancialOutperform Votes121364.87% Underperform Votes65735.13% American ExpressOutperform Votes117960.09% Underperform Votes78339.91% Is COF or AXP a better dividend stock? Capital One Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. American Express pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Capital One Financial pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Express pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AXP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican ExpressNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$202.64B$8.03B$10.42B$19.87BDividend Yield0.98%5.20%10.14%3.50%P/E Ratio21.1711.9945.8635.66Price / Sales3.3513.053,479.1517.95Price / Cash20.6954.3530.6917.98Price / Book7.422.903.774.59Net Income$8.37B$462.43M$1.02B$985.93M7 Day Performance-0.23%1.83%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance6.25%25.36%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance77.23%109.23%24.11%24.67% American Express Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AXPAmerican Express4.7021 of 5 stars$287.65+0.7%$253.09-12.0%+75.6%$202.64B$60.52B21.1774,600Positive NewsCOFCapital One Financial4.5018 of 5 stars$180.69-0.2%$160.18-11.4%+68.6%$69.05B$49.48B17.0651,987Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsDFSDiscover Financial Services4.0076 of 5 stars$172.80+0.2%$138.81-19.7%+98.7%$43.31B$20.61B13.9521,100CACCCredit Acceptance3.1455 of 5 stars$447.57+0.6%$416.00-7.1%+1.7%$5.39B$2.06B30.062,232Positive NewsSLMSLM4.6411 of 5 stars$23.97+0.4%$25.45+6.2%+66.2%$5.07B$2.84B8.351,740NNINelnet4.4809 of 5 stars$105.33-0.9%$98.00-7.0%+22.4%$3.86B$2.06B34.657,550ECPGEncore Capital Group3.4898 of 5 stars$47.60-2.1%$62.33+31.0%+7.8%$1.15B$1.22B0.007,400Analyst DowngradePRAAPRA Group4.5633 of 5 stars$20.92-6.3%$32.00+53.0%+14.4%$880M$802.55M19.023,155News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownWRLDWorld Acceptance1.952 of 5 stars$116.69+0.5%$10.00-91.4%+3.7%$667.35M$573.21M7.932,872Positive NewsEZPWEZCORP3.7324 of 5 stars$12.09+0.4%$16.00+32.3%+44.1%$659.07M$1.16B10.898,000GDOTGreen Dot2.0537 of 5 stars$10.23-4.0%$10.75+5.1%+26.5%$573.37M$1.50B0.001,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COF Alternatives DFS Alternatives CACC Alternatives SLM Alternatives NNI Alternatives ECPG Alternatives PRAA Alternatives WRLD Alternatives EZPW Alternatives GDOT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AXP) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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