Western Union (WU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Question

Should I buy or sell Western Union stock right now?

Answer 1

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Union in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" WU shares.
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Answer 2

8 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Western Union's stock. Their WU share price targets range from $10.00 to $14.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $12.39 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.8% from the stock's current price.
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Answer 3

Western Union's stock was trading at $13.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WU stock has decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $11.94.
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Answer 4

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 6th 2024.
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Answer 5

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 25th. The credit services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.04. The credit services provider had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.04 billion. Western Union had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 111.74% and a net margin of 17.02%. Western Union's revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS.
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Answer 6

Western Union announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.235 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 14th.
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Answer 7

Western Union (NYSE:WU) pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.87%. WU has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 47.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WU will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.62% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Answer 8

ETFs with the largest weight of Western Union (NYSE:WU) stock in their portfolio include Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (KBWD), John Hancock U.S. High Dividend ETF (JHDV), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), ETFMG Prime Mobile Payments ETF (IPAY), Cultivar ETF (CVAR), SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF (WDIV) and First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend Index Fund (FGD).

Answer 9

Western Union announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 10th 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 13.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Answer 10

Western Union issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.28-0.38 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $0.39. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.17-1.22 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.05 billion.

Answer 11

712 employees have rated Western Union Chief Executive Officer Hikmet Ersek on Glassdoor.com. Hikmet Ersek has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees. 73.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Western Union to a friend.

Answer 12

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Union investors own include AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), General Electric (GE), International Business Machines (IBM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Bank of America (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Answer 13

Western Union's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. (4.90%), AQR Capital Management LLC (3.16%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.71%), LSV Asset Management (2.18%), Schroder Investment Management Group (1.88%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew Summerill, Caroline Tsai, David Cebollero, Hikmet Ersek, Jacqueline D Molnar, Jean Claude Farah, Jeffrey A Joerres, Khalid Fellahi, Rajesh K Agrawal and Richard L Williams.
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Answer 14

Shares of WU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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Answer 15

The following companies are subsidiares of Western Union: Banco Western Union do Brasil S.A., Coins, Custom House, Custom House (Online) Ltd., Custom House Currency Exchange (Australia) Pty. Limited, Custom House Currency Exchange (Singapore) Pte. Limited, Custom House Financial (UK) Limited, Custom House Financial Ltd., Custom House Holdings (USA) Ltd., Custom House ULC, E Commerce Group Products Inc., First Financial Management Corporation, Global Collection Services S.A., Global Corporate Real Estate Advisors LLC, Grupo Dinámico Empresarial S.A. de C.V., MT (Bermuda) 1 Ltd, MT (Bermuda) 2 Ltd, MT Caribbean Holdings SRL, MT Financial Holdings Ltd., MT Global Holdings Ltd., MT Group Investment Holdings Ltd., MT Group Ltd., MT Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., MT Holdings Limited, MT Holdings Switzerland GmbH, MT International Holdings Ltd., MT International Operations Partnership, MT International Operations SRL, MT Network Holdings Ltd., MT Payment Services Ltd., MT Payment Services Operations EU/EEA Limited, MT Worldwide Holdings Ltd., Money Transfer Financial Services Limited, Operaciones Internacionales OV S.A. de C.V., Opus Software Technologies Private Limited, PT Western Union Indonesia, Paymap Inc., RII Holdings Inc., Red Global S.A., Ruesch Holding LLC, Ruesch International (Delaware) LLC, Ruesch International L.L.C., Servicio Electrónico de Pago S.A., Servicio Integral de Envios S. de R.L. de C.V., Servicios de Apoyo GDE S.A. de C.V., SpeedPay Inc., Speedpay, The Western Union Real Estate Holdings LLC, Transfer Express de Panama S.A., Travelex, Union del Oeste de Costa Rica SRL, Vigo Remittance Canada Company, Vigo Remittance Corp., WU BP Peru S.R.L., WU Technology Engineering Services Private Limited, WUBS Financial Services (Singapore) Pte Limited, WUBS Payments Limited, Western Union (Bermuda) Holding Finance Ltd., Western Union (Hellas) International Holdings S.A., Western Union Acquisition Partnership, Western Union Benelux MT Ltd., Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Limited, Western Union Business Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited, Western Union Business Solutions (Malta) Limited, Western Union Business Solutions (SA) Limited, Western Union Business Solutions (Singapore) Pte Limited, Western Union Business Solutions (UK) Limited, Western Union Business Solutions (USA) LLC, Western Union Business Solutions Japan KK, Western Union Chile Limitada, Western Union Communications Inc., Western Union Consulting Services (Beijing) Co. 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Ltd, Western Union Holdings Inc., Western Union International Bank GmbH, Western Union International Holdings LLC, Western Union International Limited, Western Union International Services LLC, Western Union Ireland Holdings Limited, Western Union Ireland Partnership, Western Union Japan K.K., Western Union LLC, Western Union Luxembourg Holdings 1 S.á.r.l., Western Union Luxembourg Holdings 2 S.á.r.l., Western Union Luxembourg Holdings 3 S.á.r.l., Western Union MT (Australia) Pty. 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