Western Union (WU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a global provider of money movement and payment services. The company enables consumers and businesses to send and receive money through digital platforms, retail locations and account-based services. Its offerings include domestic and international money transfers, bill payments, money orders and related payment solutions.

Western Union serves customers across a broad international network spanning more than 200 countries and territories. Consumers can access its services through the Western Union website and mobile application, as well as through a network of agent locations and other retail partners. The company also provides payment and money-movement services for businesses and government institutions.

Western Union traces its history to the development of telegraph services in the 19th century and became one of the best-known brands in global money transfer. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Devin McGranahan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.01 to $6.12
• 50-Day Range: $5.90 to $8.27
• 52-Week Range: $5.87 to $10.35
• Volume: 8.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.96
• Dividend Yield: 15.40%
• Price Target: $7.36
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Western Union Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Western Union scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 244th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Western Union has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 8 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Western Union has a consensus price target of $7.36, representing about 20.8% upside from its current price of $6.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Western Union has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Western Union are expected to grow by 19.38% in the coming year, from $1.29 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Western Union is 4.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Western Union is 4.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.44.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Western Union has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.34% of the float of Western Union has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Western Union has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.89.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Western Union has recently increased by 5.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Western Union is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 15.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Western Union does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Western Union is 76.42%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Western Union will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.04% next year. This indicates that Western Union will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.06

News Sentiment

Western Union has a news sentiment score of 0.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Western Union this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 18 people have searched for WU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -5% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Western Union to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Western Union insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.29% of the stock of Western Union is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.81% of the stock of Western Union is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Transaction & Payment Processing Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WU
• CIK: 1365135
• Web: www.westernunion.com
• Phone: (866) 405-5012
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 9,600
• Year Founded: 1851

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Western Union: $7.36
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.73
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $499.60 million
• Net Margins: 9.79%
• Pretax Margin: 12.49%
• Return on Equity: 50.89%
• Return on Assets: 5.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.95
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.47
• Cash Flow: $2.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.58
• Book Value: $3.01 per share
• Price / Book: 2.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 311,880,000
• Free Float: 301,618,000
• Market Cap: $1.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.51