Q3 EPS Estimates for Western Union Raised by Northland Capmk

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU - Free Report) - Analysts at Northland Capmk lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Western Union in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $0.47 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.46. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their target price on 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. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Western Union in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Western Union from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and set a $7.50 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $10.50 price target (down previously from $11.00) on shares of Western Union in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $10.78.

Western Union Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE:WU traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $9.90. The company had a trading volume of 3,459,307 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,801,344. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04. The business's 50 day moving average price is $10.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.64. The stock has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a PE ratio of 3.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69. Western Union has a 1-year low of $9.00 and a 1-year high of $13.60.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Western Union by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,298 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $236,000 after purchasing an additional 982 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Western Union by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 50,387 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $534,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Western Union by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 239,236 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $2,530,000 after purchasing an additional 1,085 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Western Union by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 88,410 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the period. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its stake in shares of Western Union by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 186,822 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $1,947,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares during the period. 91.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.235 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.49%. Western Union's dividend 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.