AXP Insider Trading
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | Finance Services
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at AMERICAN EXPRESS CO provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Finance Services sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-25 23:44 | 2017-05-24 | GORDON MARC D | Officer - EVP, Chief Information Officer | SELL | $76.98 | 4,900 | $377,212 | 13,995 | -25.9% |
| 2017-05-02 22:27 | 2017-04-28 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Glb Consumer Svcs Grp | SELL | $79.24 | 3,000 | $237,720 | 52,486 | -5.4% |
| 2017-04-27 22:41 | 2017-04-25 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Glb Consumer Svcs Grp | OPT+S | $80.78 | 46,950 | $3,792,621 | 56,726 | 0.0% |
| 2017-02-23 23:59 | 2017-02-22 | Brennan John Joseph | Director | BUY | $79.74 | 4,000 | $318,940 | 4,000 | +100.0% |
| 2017-02-08 01:16 | 2017-02-03 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $77.93 | 32,726 | $2,550,285 | 2,112 | 0.0% |
| 2017-01-28 00:07 | 2017-01-25 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $78.01 | 77,006 | $6,007,215 | 8,264 | 0.0% |
| 2017-01-13 01:09 | 2017-01-10 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $78.00 | 54,574 | $4,256,772 | 10,751 | 0.0% |
| 2016-12-13 00:33 | 2016-12-08 | Zukauckas Linda | Officer - EVP & Corporate Comptroller | SELL | $74.51 | 5,180 | $385,958 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016-12-09 22:41 | 2016-12-07 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Global Consumer Services | OPT+S | $74.39 | 46,779 | $3,479,890 | 48,568 | 0.0% |
| 2016-12-09 22:55 | 2016-12-07 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $74.31 | 34,755 | $2,582,644 | 206,731 | 0.0% |
| 2016-12-03 02:16 | 2016-12-01 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $72.30 | 52,902 | $3,824,815 | 22,068 | 0.0% |
| 2016-11-16 01:43 | 2016-11-14 | Gupta Ashwini | Officer - Pres, Crdt Risk/Glbl Info Mgt | OPT+S | $72.28 | 146,030 | $10,554,946 | 152,880 | 0.0% |
| 2016-11-15 01:48 | 2016-11-11 | Sobbott Susan | Officer - Pres., Glbl Commercial Pymnts | OPT+S | $70.45 | 19,186 | $1,351,732 | 37,684 | 0.0% |
| 2016-10-25 00:36 | 2016-10-21 | Gupta Ashwini | Officer - Pres, Crdt Risk/Glbl Info Mgt | OPT+S | $67.18 | 140,808 | $9,459,481 | 148,910 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-27 19:43 | 2016-05-25 | Sobbott Susan | Officer - Pres., Glbl Commercial Pymnts | OPT+S | $65.50 | 14,682 | $961,671 | 36,870 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-25 20:21 | 2016-05-24 | O'Neill Michael John | Officer - EVP, Corp Affairs & Comm | OPT+S | $64.95 | 51,690 | $3,357,266 | 32,739 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-20 21:00 | 2016-05-19 | CHENAULT KENNETH I | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | OPT+S | $62.65 | 838,968 | $52,561,345 | 863,417 | 0.0% |
| 2016-04-26 19:14 | 2016-04-22 | Zukauckas Linda | Officer - EVP & Corporate Comptroller | SELL | $66.08 | 2,547 | $168,306 | 5,100 | -33.3% |
| 2016-01-28 23:12 | 2016-01-26 | WILLIAMS RONALD A | Director | BUY | $55.51 | 18,040 | $1,001,310 | 59,125 | +43.9% |
| 2015-11-24 22:08 | 2015-11-20 | Gupta Ashwini | Officer - Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt & AXP CRO | OPT+S | $72.48 | 103,084 | $7,471,085 | 120,091 | 0.0% |
| 2015-11-14 00:16 | 2015-11-11 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Global Consumer Services | OPT+S | $72.85 | 46,345 | $3,376,372 | 37,849 | 0.0% |
| 2015-08-03 20:47 | 2015-07-30 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $76.00 | 219,474 | $16,680,024 | 183,629 | 0.0% |
| 2015-05-29 22:06 | 2015-05-27 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Corp Serv | OPT+S | $80.00 | 431,913 | $34,553,040 | 173,323 | 0.0% |
| 2015-05-26 23:58 | 2015-05-26 | Sample Neal J. | Officer - President, Enterprise Growth | SELL | $80.74 | 4,317 | $348,563 | 7,474 | -36.6% |
| 2015-05-21 23:49 | 2015-05-20 | WILLIAMS RONALD A | Director | BUY | $80.98 | 13,585 | $1,100,113 | 41,085 | +49.4% |
| 2015-05-19 22:01 | 2015-05-18 | CHENAULT KENNETH I | Director, Officer - Chairman & CEO | OPT+S | $80.07 | 769,000 | $61,577,137 | 754,630 | 0.0% |
| 2015-05-04 21:53 | 2015-04-30 | Williams Anre D | Officer - Pres. Global Merchant Services | SELL | $77.58 | 34,606 | $2,684,733 | 40,073 | -46.3% |
| 2015-03-04 00:03 | 2015-03-02 | Zukauckas Linda | Officer - EVP & Corporate Comptroller | SELL | $81.59 | 4,000 | $326,360 | 3,031 | -56.9% |
| 2015-02-28 00:15 | 2015-02-26 | Silverman Josh | Officer - President Consumer Prod & Serv | OPT+S | $82.89 | 36,069 | $2,989,893 | 27,610 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-28 00:18 | 2015-02-26 | CAMPBELL JEFFREY C | Officer - EVP, Chief Financial Officer | BUY | $83.21 | 25,000 | $2,080,250 | 25,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014-09-02 23:22 | 2014-08-28 | Sobbott Susan | Officer - President Global Corp Payments | OPT+S | $89.17 | 41,844 | $3,731,121 | 25,254 | 0.0% |
| 2014-09-02 23:27 | 2014-08-28 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $89.22 | 86,812 | $7,745,141 | 57,476 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-08 22:30 | 2014-08-06 | GILLIGAN EDWARD P | Officer - President, American Express Co | OPT+S | $86.24 | 357,142 | $30,800,605 | 147,058 | 0.0% |
| 2014-08-07 00:51 | 2014-08-05 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $86.73 | 62,500 | $5,420,575 | 28,355 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-07 01:17 | 2014-03-06 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $93.31 | 75,000 | $6,998,078 | 57,476 | 0.0% |
| 2014-03-04 00:51 | 2014-03-03 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS | SELL | $89.56 | 40,000 | $3,582,232 | 26,249 | -60.4% |
| 2014-03-01 00:36 | 2014-02-28 | SCHICK THOMAS A | Officer - EVP-Corp. Affairs | OPT+S | $91.25 | 230,000 | $20,986,695 | 37,955 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-27 01:09 | 2014-02-26 | CHENAULT KENNETH I | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | OPT+S | $89.68 | 756,223 | $67,818,910 | 733,770 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-08 00:25 | 2014-02-06 | SCHULMAN DANIEL H | Officer - Group Pres, Enterprise Growth | OPT+S | $85.20 | 77,466 | $6,599,724 | 49,686 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-08 00:43 | 2014-02-06 | GILLIGAN EDWARD P | Officer - President, American Express Co | SELL | $85.39 | 47,720 | $4,074,935 | 129,200 | -27.0% |
| 2014-02-07 00:44 | 2014-02-04 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $83.91 | 140,400 | $11,780,430 | 28,355 | 0.0% |
| 2014-01-24 00:18 | 2014-01-21 | Williams Anre D | Officer - Pres. Global Merchant Services | OPT+S | $90.16 | 58,935 | $5,313,792 | 67,151 | 0.0% |
| 2014-01-24 00:12 | 2014-01-22 | HAYES JOHN D | Officer - EVP, Advertising | OPT+S | $90.88 | 159,370 | $14,484,263 | 77,798 | 0.0% |
| 2013-12-10 00:06 | 2013-12-05 | JORDAN VERNON E JR | Other | SELL | $84.41 | 46,943 | $3,962,412 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013-12-06 00:12 | 2013-12-03 | Gupta Ashwini | Officer - Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt & AXP CRO | OPT+S | $84.37 | 102,500 | $8,648,089 | 95,038 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-27 00:16 | 2013-11-22 | JORDAN VERNON E JR | Other | SELL | $83.75 | 2,100 | $175,875 | 46,836 | -4.3% |
| 2013-11-06 00:19 | 2013-11-04 | PARENT LOUISE M | Officer - EVP, General Counsel | OPT+S | $81.84 | 130,000 | $10,638,641 | 85,472 | 0.0% |
| 2013-11-05 00:46 | 2013-11-01 | Glenn William H | Officer - Pres, Global Corp Payments | OPT+S | $81.89 | 119,845 | $9,813,712 | 67,933 | 0.0% |
| 2013-10-23 23:14 | 2013-10-21 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Services | OPT+S | $80.45 | 103,046 | $8,289,597 | 149,082 | 0.0% |
| 2013-10-21 23:24 | 2013-10-18 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $80.52 | 45,418 | $3,657,185 | 61,605 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $AXP Trades
Not every insider transaction in AMERICAN EXPRESS CO is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $AXP shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for AXP
Insider activity data for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $AXP, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.