Western Union (WU) Competitors

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WU vs. PYPL, JKHY, G, WEX, and EXLS

Should you be buying Western Union stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Union include PayPal (PYPL), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), WEX (WEX), and ExlService (EXLS).

How does Western Union compare to PayPal?

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Western Union (NYSE:WU) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

PayPal pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Western Union pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. PayPal pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Union pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

PayPal has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Union has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

68.3% of PayPal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Western Union shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PayPal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Western Union shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PayPal has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Western Union's net margin of 10.88%. Western Union's return on equity of 55.94% beat PayPal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PayPal	15.00%	25.02%	6.30%
Western Union	10.88%	55.94%	6.39%

PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Western Union. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PayPal	$33.73B	1.18	$5.23B	$5.33	8.46
Western Union	$4.05B	0.69	$499.60M	$1.36	6.59

PayPal currently has a consensus target price of $56.42, suggesting a potential upside of 25.18%. Western Union has a consensus target price of $8.82, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Given PayPal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PayPal is more favorable than Western Union.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PayPal	5 Sell rating(s)	32 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Western Union	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64

In the previous week, PayPal had 77 more articles in the media than Western Union. MarketBeat recorded 107 mentions for PayPal and 30 mentions for Western Union. Western Union's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat PayPal's score of 0.35 indicating that Western Union is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PayPal	35 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	18 Negative mention(s)	11 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Western Union	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

PayPal beats Western Union on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Union compare to Jack Henry & Associates?

Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ:JKHY) and Western Union (NYSE:WU) are both data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Jack Henry & Associates currently has a consensus target price of $192.08, suggesting a potential upside of 33.71%. Western Union has a consensus target price of $8.82, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Given Jack Henry & Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Jack Henry & Associates is more favorable than Western Union.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack Henry & Associates	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Western Union	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64

In the previous week, Western Union had 5 more articles in the media than Jack Henry & Associates. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Western Union and 25 mentions for Jack Henry & Associates. Western Union's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Jack Henry & Associates' score of 0.65 indicating that Western Union is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jack Henry & Associates	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Western Union	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Jack Henry & Associates has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Union has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Jack Henry & Associates has a net margin of 20.64% compared to Western Union's net margin of 10.88%. Western Union's return on equity of 55.94% beat Jack Henry & Associates' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack Henry & Associates	20.64%	24.03%	17.02%
Western Union	10.88%	55.94%	6.39%

98.8% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Western Union shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Jack Henry & Associates shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Western Union shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Jack Henry & Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Western Union pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Jack Henry & Associates pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Union pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Jack Henry & Associates has raised its dividend for 35 consecutive years.

Western Union has higher revenue and earnings than Jack Henry & Associates. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jack Henry & Associates, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack Henry & Associates	$2.52B	4.12	$455.75M	$7.15	20.09
Western Union	$4.05B	0.69	$499.60M	$1.36	6.59

Summary

Jack Henry & Associates beats Western Union on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Union compare to Genpact?

Western Union (NYSE:WU) and Genpact (NYSE:G) are both mid-cap data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Western Union currently has a consensus target price of $8.82, suggesting a potential downside of 1.57%. Genpact has a consensus target price of $43.29, suggesting a potential upside of 38.22%. Given Genpact's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genpact is more favorable than Western Union.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Union	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64
Genpact	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

In the previous week, Western Union had 3 more articles in the media than Genpact. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Western Union and 27 mentions for Genpact. Western Union's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Genpact's score of 0.35 indicating that Western Union is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Union	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genpact	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Western Union has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genpact has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Genpact has a net margin of 11.04% compared to Western Union's net margin of 10.88%. Western Union's return on equity of 55.94% beat Genpact's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Union	10.88%	55.94%	6.39%
Genpact	11.04%	22.70%	10.42%

91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Genpact shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Western Union shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Genpact shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Western Union pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Genpact pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Western Union pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genpact pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Genpact has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Genpact has higher revenue and earnings than Western Union. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genpact, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Union	$4.05B	0.69	$499.60M	$1.36	6.59
Genpact	$5.16B	1.03	$552.49M	$3.26	9.61

Summary

Genpact beats Western Union on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Union compare to WEX?

Western Union (NYSE:WU) and WEX (NYSE:WEX) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of WEX shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Western Union shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of WEX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Western Union has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WEX has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Western Union had 21 more articles in the media than WEX. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Western Union and 9 mentions for WEX. Western Union's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat WEX's score of 0.41 indicating that Western Union is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Union	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WEX	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Western Union currently has a consensus target price of $8.82, indicating a potential downside of 1.57%. WEX has a consensus target price of $169.27, indicating a potential upside of 20.62%. Given WEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WEX is more favorable than Western Union.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Union	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64
WEX	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

WEX has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Western Union's net margin of 10.88%. Western Union's return on equity of 55.94% beat WEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Union	10.88%	55.94%	6.39%
WEX	11.50%	42.66%	3.33%

Western Union has higher revenue and earnings than WEX. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Union	$4.05B	0.69	$499.60M	$1.36	6.59
WEX	$2.66B	1.83	$304.10M	$8.91	15.75

Summary

WEX beats Western Union on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Union compare to ExlService?

Western Union (NYSE:WU) and ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS) are both mid-cap data processing & outsourced services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Western Union currently has a consensus target price of $8.82, indicating a potential downside of 1.57%. ExlService has a consensus target price of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.46%. Given ExlService's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ExlService is more favorable than Western Union.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Union	5 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.64
ExlService	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of ExlService shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Western Union shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of ExlService shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Western Union has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ExlService has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Western Union has higher revenue and earnings than ExlService. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ExlService, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Union	$4.05B	0.69	$499.60M	$1.36	6.59
ExlService	$2.16B	2.14	$251.02M	$1.57	19.23

ExlService has a net margin of 11.66% compared to Western Union's net margin of 10.88%. Western Union's return on equity of 55.94% beat ExlService's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Union	10.88%	55.94%	6.39%
ExlService	11.66%	28.50%	15.48%

In the previous week, Western Union had 26 more articles in the media than ExlService. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Western Union and 4 mentions for ExlService. ExlService's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Western Union's score of 0.77 indicating that ExlService is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Western Union	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ExlService	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ExlService beats Western Union on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WU vs. The Competition

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Metric	Western Union	Financial Transaction Services Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$2.80B	$29.30B	$6.42B	$22.92B
Dividend Yield	10.36%	3.03%	3.07%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	6.59	32.73	31.47	28.92
Price / Sales	0.69	8.19	442.46	24.52
Price / Cash	3.90	15.79	22.61	19.21
Price / Book	2.98	5.57	6.16	4.65
Net Income	$499.60M	$1.08B	$200.03M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.20%
1 Month Performance	0.92%	9.82%	5.76%	3.95%
1 Year Performance	-8.21%	-8.11%	44.20%	28.96%

Western Union Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WU Western Union	2.4051 of 5 stars	$8.96 -1.2%	$8.82 -1.6%	-7.1%	$2.80B	$4.05B	6.59	9,600	Analyst Revision
PYPL PayPal	4.7189 of 5 stars	$50.39 -0.1%	$56.55 +12.2%	-35.4%	$45.38B	$33.17B	9.31	23,800	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
JKHY Jack Henry & Associates	4.4691 of 5 stars	$152.52 -1.0%	$198.77 +30.3%	-19.4%	$11.12B	$2.38B	21.91	7,400	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
G Genpact	4.6591 of 5 stars	$34.12 -0.6%	$47.29 +38.6%	-23.4%	$5.83B	$5.08B	10.90	146,500	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
WEX WEX	3.8704 of 5 stars	$154.09 +1.9%	$169.27 +9.9%	+11.2%	$5.24B	$2.66B	17.29	6,600

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Western Union (WU) Competitors

WU vs. PYPL, JKHY, G, WEX, and EXLS

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Western Union (WU) Competitors

WU vs. PYPL, JKHY, G, WEX, and EXLS

How does Western Union compare to PayPal?

Is PYPL or WU a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, PYPL or WU?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PYPL or WU?

Is PYPL or WU more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PYPL or WU?

Do analysts rate PYPL or WU?

Does the media refer more to PYPL or WU?

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How does Western Union compare to Jack Henry & Associates?

Do analysts rate JKHY or WU?

Does the media refer more to JKHY or WU?

Which has more risk and volatility, JKHY or WU?

Is JKHY or WU more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JKHY or WU?

Is JKHY or WU a better dividend stock?

Which has better valuation & earnings, JKHY or WU?

Summary

How does Western Union compare to Genpact?

Do analysts rate WU or G?

Does the media prefer WU or G?

Which has more volatility and risk, WU or G?

Is WU or G more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WU or G?

Is WU or G a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WU or G?

Summary

How does Western Union compare to WEX?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WU or WEX?

Which has more risk & volatility, WU or WEX?

Does the media refer more to WU or WEX?

Do analysts rate WU or WEX?

Is WU or WEX more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WU or WEX?

Summary

How does Western Union compare to ExlService?

Do analysts rate WU or EXLS?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WU or EXLS?

Which has more risk & volatility, WU or EXLS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WU or EXLS?

Is WU or EXLS more profitable?

Does the media refer more to WU or EXLS?

Summary

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