Northland Capmk Lifts Earnings Estimates for Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Northland Capmk boosted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Western Union in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the credit services provider will earn $0.43 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Western Union's current full-year earnings is $1.79 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Western Union's FY2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The credit services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $983.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 billion. Western Union had a net margin of 22.19% and a return on equity of 96.90%. Western Union's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.45 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Western Union in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on shares of Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Western Union from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $10.50 price objective (down from $11.00) on shares of Western Union in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Western Union presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.78.

Western Union Price Performance

NYSE:WU traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $9.77. The company had a trading volume of 654,178 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,830,320. The company has a market capitalization of $3.23 billion, a PE ratio of 3.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04. Western Union has a 52-week low of $9.00 and a 52-week high of $13.60. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $10.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.62.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Union

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Western Union by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,055,661 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $403,390,000 after acquiring an additional 317,711 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Western Union by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 28,983,265 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $307,224,000 after acquiring an additional 4,426,126 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Western Union by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,489,079 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $132,384,000 after purchasing an additional 549,931 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Western Union by 39.0% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,206,431 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $118,788,000 after purchasing an additional 3,146,395 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group boosted its position in shares of Western Union by 32.1% during the fourth quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 9,021,308 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $95,626,000 after buying an additional 2,194,403 shares during the last quarter. 91.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Western Union Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.63%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. Western Union's payout ratio is currently 35.07%.

Western Union Company Profile

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services segments. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agent locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices.