PREVIEW: American Express earnings, revenue seen rising in Q3 results 

** Shares of American Express Company AXP.N up 0.1% at $323.84 ahead of Q3 results due before the opening bell on Friday

** The credit card issuer is expected to post a 9% rise in qtrly rev to $20.12 bln and adj EPS of $4.48, from $4.14 a yr ago, per LSEG

** In its last report, AmEx raised its full-yr rev forecast on strong spending but held its profit outlook steady to fund growth, disappointing some investors

** Investors will also look for any further commentary after the co was fined $350 mln this month for anti-money laundering compliance issues, though it said guidance would not be affected

** AXP has met or beaten EPS estimates in 7 of past 8 qtrs, with sole miss in Q4 2025

** Of the 32 analysts who cover AXP, 17 rate it a "strong buy" or "buy," and 15 rate it a "hold"

** Median price target of $375 is down from $382 a month ago

** AXP shares down ~12% YTD stock performance vs a roughly 10% gain in Dow Industrials .DJI

** AXP options imply a 3.8% swing for the shares, in either direction by Friday; the stock has logged an avg move of 3.1% on the day of results, over the last eight qtrs