Investors Should Not Hesitate to Buy: American Express Company (AXP), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) - The RNS Daily

American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) jumped by 0.01% on Tuesday and this got the market excited. This price movement has led to the AXP stock receiving more attention and has become one to watch out for. The shares dropped by -6.64% or -$7.61 from its last recorded high of $114.55 which it attained on March 12 to close at $106.94 per share. Over the past 52 weeks, the shares of American Express Company has been trading as low as $89.05 before witnessing a massive surge by 20.09% or $17.89. The stock’s beta now stands at 1.11 and when compared to its 200-day moving average and its 50-day moving average, AXP price stands 3.79% above and 5.88% above respectively. Its average daily volatility for this week is 0.99% which is less than the 1.07% recorded over the past month.

American Express Company (AXP) rose 0.41% this week, a trend that has led to both investors and traders taking note of the stock. Over the past one year, the equity price has embarked on a rally that has seen it rise 8.24% and is now up by 12.19% since start of this year. A look at its monthly performance shows that the stock has recorded a 6.12% gain over the past 30 days. Its equity price climbed by 0.41% over the past three months which led to its overall six-month increase to stand at 1.49%.

Experts from research firms are bullish about the near-term performance of American Express Company with most of them predicting a $115.13 price target on a short-term (12 months) basis. The average price target by the analysts will see a 7.66% rise in the stock and would lead to AXP’s market cap to surge to $97.52B. The stock has been rated an average 2.4, which roughly stands towards the bearish end of the spectrum. Reuters looked into the 29 analysts that track American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) and find out that 15 of them rated it as a Hold. 13 of the 14 analysts rated it as a Buy or a Strong Buy while 1 advised investors to desist from buying the stock or sell it if they already possess it.

A look at AXP technical analysis shows that its 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is in a neutral zone after reaching 69.02 point. Its trading volume has lost -1633350 shares compared to readings over the past three months as it recently exchanged 2546650 shares. This means there is reduced activity from short-term traders as per session, its average trading volume is 4180000 shares, and this is 0.61 times the normal volume.

The price of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) currently stands at $112.36 after it went up by $0.77 or 0.69% and has found a strong support at $111.27 a share. If the MSFT price drops below that critical support, then it would lead to a bearish trend. In the short-term, a dip below the $110.19 mark would also be bad for the stock as it means that the stock would plunge by 1.93% from its current position. However, if the stock price is able to trade above the resistance point around $113.34, then it could likely surge higher to try and break the upward resistance which stands at $114.33 a share. Its average daily volatility over the past one month stands at 1.6%. The stock has plunged by 1.06% from its 52-weeks high of $111.17 which it reached on Mar. 10, 2018. In general, it is 22.5% above its 52-weeks lowest point which stands at $87.08 and this setback was observed on Mar. 23, 2018.

Analysts have predicted a price target for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) for 1 year and it stands at an average $125.53/share. This means that it would likely increase by 11.72% from its current position. The current price of the stock has been moving between $111.17 and $113.24. Some brokerage firms have a lower target for the stock than the average, with one of them setting a price target as low as $75. On the other hand, one analyst is super bullish about the price, setting a target as high as $160.

The MSFT stock Stochastic Oscillator (%D) is at 91.41%, which means that it is currently overbought and its prices could dip very soon. The shares P/S ratio stands at 7.17 which compares to the 5.47 recorded by the industry or the 2.63 by the wider sector. The stock currently has an estimated price-earnings (P/E) multiple of 22.54, which is lower than the 26.13 multiple of 12-month price-earnings (P/E). The company’s earnings have gone up, with a quarterly increase rate of 8.5% over the past five years.

Analysts view Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) as a Buy, with 1.7 consensus rating. Reuters surveyed 34 analysts that follow MSFT and found that 2 of those analysts rated the stock as a Hold. The remaining 32 were divided, with 31 analyst rating it as a Buy or a Strong Buy while 1 analysts advised investors to desist from buying Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) shares or sell it if they already own it.

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