Peer Capital One (NYSE: COF) is up 33% year-to-date, while Visa and Mastercard stocks are up by about 22% and 23% respectively.

American Express AXP -0.73% + Free Alerts has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 2.29% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 14.18%. Currently, American Express has a market capitalization of $212.28 billion.

AXP has strategically increased its marketing efforts toward younger consumers, targeting Gen Z and Millennials.

American Express (NYSE:AXP) was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday. A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company.

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