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More chips on the AmEx table
Merit Financial Group LLC decided American Express still looks like a pretty decent place to park some cash, boosting its stake by 5,839 shares. After the move, the fund owns 43,271 shares — roughly $16.0 million worth — which is not exactly pocket change unless your pockets are made of granite.
Why this matters
On its own, one fund buying more stock isn’t the kind of news that makes traders spill coffee on their keyboards. But it does add to the mood music around AmEx: institutions still own the vast majority of the company, and big-money investors clearly haven’t lost their appetite for the credit-card giant.
The other stuff hanging over the stock
This filing lands in the middle of a busy stretch for AmEx. The company recently:
- bumped its quarterly dividend to $0.95,
- posted a tiny EPS miss at $3.53 versus $3.54 expected,
- and kept talking up its AI push, including the Hyper acquisition.
So the stock is getting pulled in a few directions at once: a little income candy for shareholders, a near-miss on earnings, and a “we’re reinventing ourselves with AI” storyline. Classic big-cap juggling act.
Big picture
For investors, the takeaway is simple: AmEx still has believers, and this fund’s buy says the market isn’t treating the latest wobble like a crisis. It’s more like a company trying to look both grown-up and futuristic at the same time — and so far, Wall Street seems willing to keep swiping.