WU 📈 Western Union - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US9598021098

WU: Money Transfers, Bill Payments, Prepaid Cards, Foreign Exchange

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services segments. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agent locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, which facilitate payments for consumers, businesses, and other organizations, as well as money order services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Web URL: https://www.westernunion.com

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WU Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 3,648m
Sector Financial Services
Industry Credit Services
GiC Sub-Industry Transaction & Payment Processing Services
IPO / Inception 2006-10-02

WU Stock Ratings

Growth 5y -69.0%
Fundamental 21.1%
Dividend 67.6%
Rel. Strength Industry -123
Analysts 2.79/5
Fair Price Momentum 9.68 USD
Fair Price DCF 31.74 USD

WU Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 6.58%
Yield on Cost 5y 3.44%
Annual Growth 5y 3.28%
Payout Consistency 98.9%

WU Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -69.6%
Growth Correlation 12m -51.4%
Growth Correlation 5y -81.7%
CAGR 5y -12.13%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y -0.37
Sharpe Ratio 12m -0.29
Alpha -26.85
Beta 0.84
Volatility 34.20%
Current Volume 12760.3k
Average Volume 20d 5096.1k
What is the price of WU stocks?
As of December 21, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 10.71 with a total of 12,760,300 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.83%, over one month by -0.47%, over three months by -8.31% and over the past year by -6.58%.
Is Western Union a good stock to buy?
Neither. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Western Union is currently (December 2024) neither a good nor a bad stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 21.06 and therefor a neutral outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of WU as of December 2024 is 9.68. This means that WU is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -9.62%.
Is WU a buy, sell or hold?
Western Union has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.79. Therefor, it is recommend to hold WU.
  • Strong Buy: 2
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 11
  • Sell: 4
  • Strong Sell: 2
What are the forecast for WU stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, WU Western Union will be worth about 10.5 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 10.71. This means that the stock has a potential downside of -2.05%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 12.8 19.8%
Analysts Target Price 13.2 23%
ValueRay Target Price 10.5 -2.1%