American Express (AXP) reported better net income than expected and lifted its full-year profit outlook in its third-quarter results Friday morning, following a string of strong reports from several of the country's biggest banks.
The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:credit card and financial services provider reported $16.64 billion in revenue, up from last year's $15.38 billion and just under the $16.67 billion consensus estimate of analysts compiled by Visible Alpha. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Net interest income (NII) came in at $4.01 billion, up from $3.44 billion a year ago and above the $3.92 billion expectation.
Profit rose to $2.51 billion, or $3.49 per share, up from $2.45 billion and $3.30, respectively. Analysts had expected $2.38 billion and an identical $3.30-per-share result as last year. The company also lifted its full-year profit outlook, now projecting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:earnings per share (EPS)🅘 of $13.75 to $1💖4.05, up from $13.30 to $13.80 previously.
Shares of American Expre🧸ss fell 4.4%🍰 soon after markets opened Friday to $273.31. They are up about 45% since the start of the year.
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The card provider also lifted its PCL to $1.36 billion, just above the $1.34 billion analysts had expected.
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