WU vs. PYPL, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, MMS, PAY, CSGS, INOD, and EVRI
Should you be buying Western Union stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Union include PayPal (PYPL), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Innodata (INOD), and Everi (EVRI).
Western Union vs. Its Competitors
Western Union (NYSE:WU) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Western Union shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Western Union currently has a consensus price target of $10.78, suggesting a potential upside of 30.09%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $83.42, suggesting a potential upside of 13.22%. Given Western Union's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Union is more favorable than PayPal.
Western Union has a net margin of 22.08% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.26%. Western Union's return on equity of 77.19% beat PayPal's return on equity.
In the previous week, PayPal had 36 more articles in the media than Western Union. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for PayPal and 10 mentions for Western Union. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Western Union's score of 0.96 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Western Union has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PayPal beats Western Union on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:WU) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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