American Express stock gets a Hold rating at USD 342 target

Published on 10/05/2026 at 18:59 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

American Express stock faces a USD 342 Barclays target after a Hold rating on October 5, 2026. Q2 EPS reached USD 4.53 against USD 4.41 consensus before the October 23 report.

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American Express (ISIN US0258161092) stock was trading at USD 303.62 on the NYSE at 12:58 p.m. ET on October 5, 2026, up 0.28 percent on the session. Markets Insider reported that Barclays maintained a Hold rating and a USD 342 price target on American Express on October 5, 2026. The rating puts the upcoming earnings report at the center of the stock story.

Q2 earnings beat the EPS estimate

MarketBeat reported that American Express delivered USD 4.53 in diluted EPS for Q2 2026, above the USD 4.41 consensus estimate. The USD 0.12 beat also exceeded the USD 4.08 EPS reported for the year-earlier quarter.

The same Q2 2026 report put revenue at USD 19.64 billion, up 10.0 percent from the prior-year quarter, while the company maintained fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of USD 17.30-17.90. American Express therefore enters the next reporting date with both a recent earnings comparison and a defined full-year range.

Analyst targets remain above the quote

MarketBeat lists a Hold consensus based on 30 analysts, with an average 12-month target of USD 366.96, a high target of USD 450.00 and a low target of USD 230.00. The spread shows why the Barclays call matters: its USD 342 target sits below the published average but above the current NYSE quote.

Barclays was not the only recent rating signal. Markets Insider reported on October 1, 2026, that Evercore ISI cut its target to USD 320 from USD 370 while retaining an In Line rating. That contrast leaves the October 23 report as the next quantified test for spending, credit and guidance.

American Express stock trades above USD 300

American Express stock was trading at USD 303.62 on the NYSE at 12:58 p.m. ET on October 5, 2026, with a session range of USD 300.82 to USD 303.90. Its 52-week range was USD 290.97 to USD 387.49, while market capitalization stood at USD 205.0 billion and volume reached 959,792 shares.