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, % |
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| 2013-10-21 23:12 | 2013-10-18 | Glenn William H | Officer - Pres, Global Corp Payments | OPT+S | $79.75 | 172,452 | $13,753,771 | 87,778 | 0.0% |
| 2013-10-18 23:22 | 2013-10-18 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | OPT+S | $79.99 | 66,737 | $5,338,146 | 35,731 | 0.0% |
| 2013-10-19 00:02 | 2013-10-18 | PARENT LOUISE M | Officer - EVP, General Counsel | OPT+S | $79.64 | 130,000 | $10,352,862 | 85,472 | 0.0% |
| 2013-08-02 21:56 | 2013-07-31 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Services | OPT+S | $75.13 | 297,451 | $22,347,940 | 133,943 | 0.0% |
| 2013-06-07 19:52 | 2013-06-05 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS | OPT+S | $74.96 | 91,160 | $6,833,089 | 54,145 | 0.0% |
| 2013-06-04 22:57 | 2013-06-03 | GILLIGAN EDWARD P | Officer - President, American Express Co | OPT+S | $76.04 | 415,646 | $31,604,475 | 178,896 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-31 22:32 | 2013-05-30 | CHENAULT KENNETH I | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | OPT+S | $76.36 | 471,808 | $36,029,193 | 664,339 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-24 23:11 | 2013-05-23 | Henry Daniel T | Officer - EVP, Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $74.56 | 155,869 | $11,622,201 | 58,254 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-23 23:24 | 2013-05-22 | HAYES JOHN D | Officer - EVP, Advertising | OPT+S | $75.71 | 182,350 | $13,805,956 | 77,644 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-10 01:13 | 2013-05-09 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $69.93 | 67,387 | $4,712,211 | 53,566 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-08 23:09 | 2013-05-06 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Services | OPT+S | $70.19 | 38,277 | $2,686,846 | 109,843 | 0.0% |
| 2013-05-08 23:03 | 2013-05-06 | Williams Anre D | Officer - Pres. Global Merchant Services | SELL | $70.25 | 26,618 | $1,869,925 | 39,978 | -40.0% |
| 2013-04-23 23:18 | 2013-04-23 | Zukauckas Linda | Officer - EVP & Corporate Comptroller | SELL | $67.49 | 320 | $21,598 | 1,524 | -17.4% |
| 2013-04-22 23:21 | 2013-04-19 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | SELL | $66.21 | 17,108 | $1,132,710 | 39,811 | -30.1% |
| 2013-04-20 00:53 | 2013-04-19 | SCHICK THOMAS A | Officer - EVP-Corp. Affairs | OPT+S | $65.40 | 115,000 | $7,521,000 | 29,746 | 0.0% |
| 2013-04-20 00:29 | 2013-04-19 | PARENT LOUISE M | Officer - EVP, General Counsel | OPT+S | $66.20 | 259,511 | $17,179,005 | 84,962 | 0.0% |
| 2013-03-06 00:16 | 2013-03-04 | Williams Anre D | Officer - Pres. Global Merchant Services | OPT+S | $62.28 | 51,013 | $3,176,870 | 66,596 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-27 00:53 | 2013-02-22 | HAYES JOHN D | Officer - EVP, Advertising | SELL | $62.29 | 32,000 | $1,993,158 | 80,667 | -28.4% |
| 2013-02-25 20:31 | 2013-02-21 | Henry Daniel T | Officer - EVP, Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $61.31 | 206,280 | $12,646,738 | 84,123 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-12 02:27 | 2013-02-08 | CHENAULT KENNETH I | Director, Officer - Chief Executive Officer | OPT+S | $61.82 | 643,865 | $39,803,799 | 727,408 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-07 03:05 | 2013-02-04 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Services | OPT+S | $59.50 | 59,031 | $3,512,156 | 117,359 | 0.0% |
| 2013-02-07 03:19 | 2013-02-04 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - Chief Human Resources Officer | SELL | $59.37 | 16,325 | $969,145 | 56,919 | -22.3% |
| 2013-02-07 03:13 | 2013-02-04 | SCHICK THOMAS A | Officer - EVP-Corp. Affairs | OPT+S | $59.26 | 69,958 | $4,145,564 | 29,746 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-31 05:18 | 2013-01-30 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Services | OPT+S | $59.23 | 28,977 | $1,716,308 | 111,701 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-31 02:41 | 2013-01-30 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - EVP, Human Resources | OPT+S | $59.51 | 44,451 | $2,645,395 | 73,244 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-30 00:24 | 2013-01-25 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - EVP, Human Resources | OPT+S | $59.48 | 21,720 | $1,291,869 | 101,597 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-29 00:44 | 2013-01-24 | PARENT LOUISE M | Officer - EVP, General Counsel | OPT+S | $59.22 | 224,042 | $13,266,893 | 57,086 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-26 00:29 | 2013-01-23 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $58.98 | 60,085 | $3,543,976 | 55,223 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-26 00:16 | 2013-01-23 | SCHULMAN DANIEL H | Officer - Group Pres, Enterprise Growth | SELL | $59.07 | 36,390 | $2,149,506 | 18,857 | -65.9% |
| 2013-01-25 00:59 | 2013-01-22 | Glenn William H | Officer - Pres, Global Corp Payments | OPT+S | $59.43 | 80,161 | $4,763,864 | 37,532 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-25 00:24 | 2013-01-22 | Squeri Stephen J | Officer - Group Pres., Global Services | OPT+S | $59.24 | 54,210 | $3,211,287 | 107,287 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-24 01:07 | 2013-01-22 | SCHICK THOMAS A | Officer - EVP-Corp. Affairs | OPT+S | $59.59 | 190,654 | $11,360,614 | 29,746 | 0.0% |
| 2013-01-24 00:46 | 2013-01-22 | GILLIGAN EDWARD P | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $59.30 | 132,899 | $7,880,977 | 181,550 | 0.0% |
| 2012-11-22 04:29 | 2012-11-19 | LESCHLY JAN | Director | BUY | $55.17 | 70,500 | $3,889,168 | 35,250 | +100.0% |
| 2012-11-22 04:29 | 2012-11-19 | LESCHLY JAN | Director | SELL | $55.09 | 70,500 | $3,883,775 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2012-11-21 00:28 | 2012-11-19 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS | OPT+S | $55.09 | 27,880 | $1,536,035 | 53,401 | 0.0% |
| 2012-11-09 00:17 | 2012-11-07 | HAYES JOHN D | Officer - EVP, Advertising | OPT+S | $55.67 | 272,402 | $15,165,791 | 88,345 | 0.0% |
| 2012-06-15 21:25 | 2012-06-14 | Buckminster Douglas E. | Officer - Pres, Int'l Consumer & SBS | SELL | $54.72 | 44,557 | $2,438,137 | 44,153 | -50.2% |
| 2012-05-18 23:14 | 2012-05-18 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - EVP, Human Resources | OPT+S | $55.27 | 50,867 | $2,811,419 | 98,815 | 0.0% |
| 2012-05-07 19:03 | 2012-05-03 | Gupta Ashwini | Officer - Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt/Banking Gp | OPT+S | $60.90 | 258,177 | $15,723,005 | 99,120 | 0.0% |
| 2012-05-04 19:08 | 2012-05-02 | Williams Anre D | Officer - Pres. Global Merchant Services | OPT+S | $61.18 | 174,974 | $10,704,104 | 69,357 | 0.0% |
| 2012-05-04 18:40 | 2012-05-03 | GILLIGAN EDWARD P | Officer - Vice Chairman | OPT+S | $60.92 | 211,141 | $12,862,119 | 251,233 | 0.0% |
| 2012-05-03 16:47 | 2012-05-02 | Henry Daniel T | Officer - EVP, Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $60.62 | 250,125 | $15,162,352 | 62,476 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-10 00:29 | 2012-03-09 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $53.26 | 32,599 | $1,736,060 | 72,881 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-06 00:07 | 2012-03-02 | Bush James Peter | Officer - EVP, World Service | OPT+S | $53.08 | 41,126 | $2,182,935 | 65,480 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-06 00:50 | 2012-03-01 | Cox L Kevin | Officer - EVP, Human Resources | OPT+S | $53.65 | 185,288 | $9,941,516 | 98,815 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-03 00:34 | 2012-02-29 | SCHULMAN DANIEL H | Officer - Group Pres, Enterprise Growth | SELL | $53.18 | 33,009 | $1,755,511 | 86,236 | -27.7% |
| 2012-03-03 00:31 | 2012-02-29 | PARENT LOUISE M | Officer - EVP, General Counsel | OPT+S | $53.10 | 437,492 | $23,231,919 | 174,037 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-02 23:08 | 2012-02-29 | LESCHLY JAN | Director | OPT+S | $53.43 | 3,427 | $183,105 | 155,559 | 0.0% |
| 2012-03-02 00:42 | 2012-02-29 | HAYES JOHN D | Officer - EVP, Advertising | OPT+S | $53.27 | 55,000 | $2,929,614 | 101,874 | 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.