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Western Union (WU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.48 -0.07 (-0.76%)
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About Western Union Stock (NYSE:WU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.48
$8.60
50-Day Range
$7.92
$8.83
52-Week Range
$7.89
$12.40
Volume
486,973 shs
Average Volume
7.43 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.74 billion
P/E Ratio
3.22
Dividend Yield
11.08%
Price Target
$8.61
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Western Union Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

WU MarketRank™: 

Western Union scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 316 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Western Union has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.58, and is based on no buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Western Union has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Western Union's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Western Union are expected to grow by 6.70% in the coming year, from $1.79 to $1.91 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Western Union is 3.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Western Union is 3.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.36.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Western Union has a PEG Ratio of 2.94. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Western Union has a P/B Ratio of 3.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Western Union's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.70% 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 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Western Union has recently decreased by 19.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Western Union is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.96%, 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 35.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Western Union will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.21% next year. This indicates that Western Union will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Western Union's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    9.70% 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 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Western Union has recently decreased by 19.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Western Union has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Western Union this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 12 people have searched for WU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added Western Union to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Western Union insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,644,530.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.58% 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.

  • Read more about Western Union's insider trading history.
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WU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Western Union's stock was trading at $10.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WU stock has decreased by 19.7% and is now trading at $8.5150.

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) issued its earnings results on Monday, July, 28th. The credit services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 3.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Western Union's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Friday, December 13th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 27.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Western Union subsidiaries include Coins, Opus Software Technologies Private Limited, Travelex, Custom House, Speedpay, Banco Western Union do Brasil S.A., Custom House Currency Exchange (Australia) Pty. Limited, and more.

Top institutional investors of Western Union include State Street Corp (4.20%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (4.11%), Schroder Investment Management Group (4.10%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (3.37%). Insiders that own company stock include Matthew Cagwin, Jeffrey A Joerres and Timothy P Murphy.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of WU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Western Union investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Last Earnings
7/28/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Financial Transaction Services
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:WU
CIK
1365135
Employees
9,100
Year Founded
1851

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$10.00
Low Price Target
$7.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.7%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.58
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.64
Trailing P/E Ratio
3.24
Forward P/E Ratio
4.78
P/E Growth
2.94
Net Income
$934.20 million
Net Margins
21.83%
Pretax Margin
14.39%
Return on Equity
66.11%
Return on Assets
7.04%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.11
Current Ratio
1.15
Quick Ratio
1.15

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.21 billion
Price / Sales
0.66
Cash Flow
$2.28 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.75
Book Value
$2.74 per share
Price / Book
3.12

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
322,970,000
Free Float
317,864,000
Market Cap
$2.76 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.61

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This page (NYSE:WU) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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