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WESTERN UNION CO (WU) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering WESTERN UNION CO.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 | 13 | $27 | $16 | $22.111 | $12.75 | 73.42% |
| 2022-01-06 | 13 | $27 | $16 | $21.555 | $12.75 | 69.06% |
| 2022-01-20 | 12 | $27 | $16 | $21.555 | $12.75 | 69.06% |
| 2022-02-11 | 12 | $27 | $16 | $21.125 | $12.75 | 65.69% |
| 2022-02-14 | 11 | $27 | $15.5 | $20.937 | $12.75 | 64.21% |
| 2022-03-30 | 10 | $27 | $15.5 | $20.687 | $12.75 | 62.25% |
| 2022-04-22 | 11 | $27 | $15.5 | $20.687 | $12.75 | 62.25% |
| 2022-04-29 | 11 | $27 | $15.5 | $20.166 | $12.75 | 58.16% |
| 2022-05-03 | 11 | $27 | $15 | $20.111 | $12.75 | 57.73% |
| 2022-05-18 | 12 | $27 | $15 | $19.9 | $12.75 | 56.08% |
| 2022-07-20 | 13 | $27 | $15 | $19.636 | $12.75 | 54.01% |
| 2022-08-05 | 13 | $27 | $14 | $19.181 | $12.75 | 50.44% |
| 2022-08-13 | 13 | $27 | $14 | $18.954 | $12.75 | 48.66% |
| 2022-09-21 | 13 | $27 | $14 | $18.863 | $12.75 | 47.95% |
| 2022-09-26 | 14 | $23 | $12 | $17.5 | $12.75 | 37.25% |
| 2022-10-10 | 14 | $23 | $12 | $17.375 | $12.75 | 36.27% |
| 2022-10-14 | 14 | $23 | $12 | $17.125 | $12.75 | 34.31% |
| 2022-10-21 | 14 | $23 | $12 | $16.791 | $12.75 | 31.69% |
| 2022-10-24 | 14 | $18 | $10 | $14.714 | $12.75 | 15.4% |
| 2022-11-03 | 14 | $18 | $10 | $14.285 | $12.75 | 12.04% |
| 2023-01-03 | 14 | $18 | $10 | $14.214 | $12.75 | 11.48% |
| 2023-02-24 | 14 | $18 | $10 | $13.964 | $12.75 | 9.52% |
| 2023-03-18 | 14 | $18 | $10 | $13.892 | $12.75 | 8.96% |
| 2023-04-11 | 15 | $18 | $10 | $13.607 | $12.75 | 6.72% |
| 2023-04-13 | 15 | $18 | $10 | $13.535 | $12.75 | 6.16% |
| 2023-05-03 | 16 | $18 | $10 | $13.392 | $12.75 | 5.04% |
| 2023-05-04 | 16 | $18 | $10 | $12.892 | $12.75 | 1.11% |
| 2023-07-19 | 16 | $18 | $10 | $12.678 | $12.75 | -0.56% |
| 2023-07-26 | 15 | $18 | $10 | $12.423 | $12.75 | -2.56% |
| 2023-07-28 | 15 | $18 | $10 | $12.653 | $12.75 | -0.76% |
| 2023-07-31 | 15 | $18 | $10 | $12.884 | $12.75 | 1.05% |
| 2023-09-18 | 16 | $18 | $10 | $12.884 | $12.75 | 1.05% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 18 months, WU's average price target has gone down $7.8.
Over the past 52 weeks, WU's average upside potential has been 8.75%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-03 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 13.392 | 11.65 | 14.95% |
| 2023-07-26 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 12.423 | 12.44 | -0.14% |
| 2023-07-28 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 12.653 | 12.00 | 5.44% |
| 2023-08-30 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 12.884 | 12.28 | 4.92% |
| 2023-09-05 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 12.884 | 12.52 | 2.91% |
WU Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.36 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 25 months, WU's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.53.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- In terms of how WESTERN UNION CO fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its average analyst price target is greater than 300.51% of that group.
- In the context of Financial Services stocks, WESTERN UNION CO's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -3004.79% of them.
- WU has a higher number of analysts covering the stock than 2998.03% of Financial Services stocks.
- In the context of Financial Services stocks, WESTERN UNION CO's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 1735.74% of them.
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