10 Stocks Expected To Post Impressive Earnings This Week

2. American Express Company (NYSE:AXP)

American Express is touching 52-week highs and the reasons are simple. The company is about to report its Q4 performance and analysts expect a 16% bottom-line growth together with a 10% top-line growth. The expectations are indeed high, making it one of the most attractive earnings reports to look forward to this week.

Fundamentally, everything is going well for the company. It serves a customer base that is generally well-off and not afraid to spend more, it has a strong brand identity and a stock performance that keeps rewarding investors.

The only two things that investors need to worry about are a slowdown in consumer spending and high expectations. The slowdown doesn’t seem likely, so if the stock tanks after reporting an impressive quarter, it will most probably be the high expectations to blame.