The Western Union Company WU
Set alert
6.16 USD -0.05 -0.81%
At close
6.16 0.00 0.00%
Pre-market · Nov 2, 4:01 AM ET
6.06 Day range 6.28
5.87 52-week range 10.35
- YTD
- -33.83%
- 1 year
- -34.61%
- Open
- 6.28
- Prev close
- 6.21
- Mkt cap
- 1.92B
- Vol
- 8.44M
- Avg vol
- 8.76M
- EPS
- 1.23
- P/E
- 5.01
- Div yield
- 15.14%
More statistics
- Low
- 6.06
- High
- 6.28
- Forward P/E
- 4.12
- Beta
- 0.55
- Short ratio
- 6.39
- Inst. own
- 100.12%
- Dividend
- 0.94
- Ex-div date
- Sep 15, 2026
- Earnings
- Nov 4, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 6.52
- 200-d avg
- 8.09
- 1y target
- 6.63
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Dec 23, 2024Dividend: 0.235
- Mar 17, 2025Dividend: 0.235
- Jun 16, 2025Dividend: 0.235
- Jul 28, 2025Earnings: 0.42; estimate 0.44; surprise -4.55%
- Sep 16, 2025Dividend: 0.235
- Oct 23, 2025Earnings: 0.47; estimate 0.43; surprise 9.3%
- Dec 22, 2025Dividend: 0.235
- Feb 20, 2026Earnings: 0.45; estimate 0.43; surprise 4.65%
- Mar 17, 2026Dividend: 0.235
- Apr 24, 2026Earnings: 0.25; estimate 0.4; surprise -37.5%
- Jun 16, 2026Dividend: 0.235
- Jul 30, 2026Earnings: 0.31; estimate 0.4205; surprise -26.28%
- Jul 31, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Underweight → Underweight
- Jul 31, 2026Rating: RBC Capital · Sector Perform → Sector Perform
- Aug 3, 2026Rating: Cantor Fitzgerald · Underweight → Underweight
- Aug 3, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Neutral → Neutral
- Sep 16, 2026Dividend: 0.235
- Sep 29, 2026Rating: Cantor Fitzgerald · Underweight → Underweight
- Oct 14, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Underweight → Underweight
Signals (83)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 6, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 18, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 18, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jul 31, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 30, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 20, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 17, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 17, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 24, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 16, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 12, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 29, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 28, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 27, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 24, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 17, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 9, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 1, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 27, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 16, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 13, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 25, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 19, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 18, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 17, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 17, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 6, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 4, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 12, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 8, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 23, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 12, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 9, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 3, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 25, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 19, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 7, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 6, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 3, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jul 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 25, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Mar 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 1.92B
- Enterprise value
- 3.71B
- Trailing P/E
- 5.01
- Forward P/E
- 4.12
- PEG ratio
- 10.41
- Price / sales
- 0.48
- Price / book
- 2.10
- EPS (TTM)
- 1.23
- Beta
- 0.55
- Dividend yield
- 15.14%
- Payout ratio
- 76.42%
- Profit margin
- 9.80%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 4.04B
- Revenue growth
- -1.30%
- Free cash flow
- 357.28M
- Total cash
- 919.80M
- Total debt
- 2.70B
- Return on equity
- 43.97%
- Shares outstanding
- 311.88M
- Short % of float
- 21.44%
- 50-day average
- 6.52
- 200-day average
- 8.09
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 6.63 +7.7% upside
Now 6.16
- Target (low)
- 6.00
- Target (mean)
- 6.63
- Target (high)
- 8.50
Ratings (0m) 18 1 buy · 11 hold · 6 sell
- Strong buy1
- Buy0
- Hold11
- Sell4
- Strong sell2
Next earnings
Nov 4, 2026
Expected Nov 4, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.3384.
Financials — quick view
WU Revenue — quarterly 1.01B
WU Net income — quarterly 76.70M
WU EPS — quarterly 0.25
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.3381 | — | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.4205 | 0.31 | -0.11 | -26.28% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.40 | 0.25 | -0.15 | -37.50% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.43 | 0.45 | +0.02 | +4.65% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.43 | 0.47 | +0.04 | +9.30% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.44 | 0.42 | -0.02 | -4.55% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jul 31, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Underweight | Underweight |
About The Western Union Company
The Western Union Company provides money movement payments, and digital financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agents and owned locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, money order and media network services, travel money services, check acceptance services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Credit Services
- Country
- United States
- Website
- westernunion.com
News
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- A 14.9% Dividend Yield Sounds Great. Western Union Shows Why It Could Be a Trap
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS BENJAMIN CARLTON | Officer | Sale | Apr 30, 2026 | 234,689 |
| ANGELINI GIOVANNI | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Jun 4, 2026 | 378,138 |
| AXELROD CHERIE | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 1, 2026 | 183,062 |
| CAGWIN MATTHEW | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 1, 2026 | 444,264 |
| HAWKSWORTH BENJAMIN SCOTT | Chief Operating Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 1, 2026 | 273,305 |
| HOLDEN BETSY D | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 1, 2026 | 144,466 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 10.07% | 31,403,327 | 193.60M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.74% | 17,907,483 | 110.40M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Schroder Investment Management Group | 5.56% | 17,339,510 | 106.90M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 4.70% | 14,673,095 | 90.46M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.49% | 14,018,732 | 86.43M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 3.72% | 11,616,948 | 71.62M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.40% | 16,847,351 | 103.86M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 9,897,042 | 61.02M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF | 2.75% | 8,564,498 | 52.80M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.30% | 7,158,175 | 44.13M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital Income Builder | 2.29% | 7,134,974 | 43.99M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| PIMCO Equity Series-PIMCO RAE US Small Fund | 1.90% | 5,933,698 | 36.58M | Jun 29, 2026 |