Western Union Co. (WU): Price and Financial Metrics

Western Union Co. (WU): $13.55

0.07 (+0.52%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

B

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

C

WU Price/Volume Stats

Current price $13.55 52-week high $14.19
Prev. close $13.48 52-week low $10.37
Day low $13.38 Volume 4,860,600
Day high $13.63 Avg. volume 4,981,387
50-day MA $12.81 Dividend yield 7.06%
200-day MA $12.31 Market Cap 4.64B

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WU POWR Grades

  • Momentum is the dimension where WU ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 93.11% of US stocks.
  • The strongest trend for WU is in Stability, which has been heading down over the past 26 weeks.
  • WU ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 13th percentile.

WU Stock Summary

  • The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for WU is 7.17 -- better than 94.44% of US stocks.
  • With a price/earnings ratio of 5.76, WESTERN UNION CO P/E ratio is greater than that of about only 6.33% of stocks in our set with positive earnings.
  • WU's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 96% of US stocks.
  • If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to WESTERN UNION CO, a group of peers worth examining would be HRTG, CIA, BWMX, BPOP, and FNLC.
  • Visit WU's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.westernunion.com.

WU Valuation Summary

  • WU's price/earnings ratio is 5.8; this is 47.27% lower than that of the median Financial Services stock.
  • WU's price/sales ratio has moved down 2.6 over the prior 210 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for WU.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
WU 2023-12-22 1 7.0 5.8 5.9
WU 2023-12-21 1 7.1 5.8 6.0
WU 2023-12-20 1 7.1 5.8 6.0
WU 2023-12-19 1 7.2 5.9 6.1
WU 2023-12-18 1 7.2 5.9 6.1
WU 2023-12-15 1 7.1 5.8 6.0

WU Growth Metrics

    Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -18.93%.
  • Its year over year price growth rate is now at -25.87%.
  • The 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 55.54%.
Over the past 34 months, WU's revenue has gone down $669,600,000.

The table below shows WU's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 4,475.5 581.6 910.6
2022-09-30 4,668.4 881.7 830
2022-06-30 4,865.1 1,002.6 888.8
2022-03-31 5,016.5 1,069.5 917.3
2021-12-31 5,070.8 1,045.3 805.8
2021-09-30 5,057.8 977.9 814.1

WU's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • WU has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 30.91% of graded US stocks.
  • WU's asset turnover comes in at 0.55 -- ranking 290th of 561 Business Services stocks.
  • ARC, III, and TZOO are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WU.

The table below shows WU's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.550 0.415 0.132
2021-03-31 0.535 0.413 0.125
2020-12-31 0.546 0.415 0.128
2020-09-30 0.562 0.420 0.131
2020-06-30 0.568 0.416 0.119
2020-03-31 0.589 0.420 0.193

WU Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of WU, see our WU price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $26.40 Average Broker Recommendation 1.97 (Hold)

Western Union Co. (WU) Company Bio


The Western Union Company is an American multinational financial services company, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. (Source:Wikipedia)


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Yahoo | December 26, 2023

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Yahoo | December 18, 2023

The Western Union Co's Dividend Analysis

The Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) recently announced a dividend of $0.24 per share, payable on December 29, 2023, with the ex-dividend date set for December 19, 2023. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates. Using the data from GuruFocus, let's look into The Western Union Co's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.

Yahoo | December 18, 2023

Western Union's (NYSE:WU) Dividend Will Be $0.235

The Western Union Company's ( NYSE:WU ) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.235 per share on 29th of December...

Yahoo | December 16, 2023

Western Union Appoints Finance Executive Julie Cameron-Doe to its Board of Directors

DENVER, December 12, 2023--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) today announced the appointment of Julie Cameron-Doe to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 12.

Yahoo | December 12, 2023

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WU Price Returns

1-mo 7.81%
3-mo 15.58%
6-mo 8.74%
1-year 32.16%
3-year -32.78%
5-year -3.28%
YTD 15.68%
2023 -6.19%
2022 -17.92%
2021 -15.11%
2020 -14.72%
2019 62.85%

WU Dividends

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