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As of close of business last night, Western Union Company’s stock clocked out at $9.4, up 0.53% from its previous closing price of $9.35. In other words, the price has increased by $0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.15 million shares were traded. WU stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.425 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.31.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WU’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.24 and its Current Ratio is at 0.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.64.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 23, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $9. On July 29, 2025, Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated its Sell rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $7.50 to $7.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 10 ’25 when Angelini Giovanni bought 10,000 shares for $8.95 per share. The transaction valued at 89,540 led to the insider holds 186,932 shares of the business.
McGranahan Devin bought 176,470 shares of WU for $1,498,054 on Aug 21 ’25. The CEO & President now owns 913,125 shares after completing the transaction at $8.49 per share. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, Cagwin Matthew, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, bought 17,500 shares for $8.36 each. As a result, the insider paid 146,300 and bolstered with 225,611 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WU now has a Market Capitalization of 3035892480 and an Enterprise Value of 4632142336. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.13 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.813.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WU is 0.54, which has changed by -0.11069065 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WU has reached a high of $11.94, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.47%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WU traded 10.29M shares on average per day over the past three months and 8516660 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 318.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 315.72M. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.06% stake in the company. Shares short for WU as of 1765756800 were 44252533 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1763078400 on 41416193. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 44252533 and a Short% of Float of 18.48.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.94, WU has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.94. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.10053475. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.1.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 15.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.41, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.76 and $1.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.73. EPS for the following year is $1.78, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $1.9 and $1.69.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 11 analysts expect revenue to total $1.05B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.07B to a low estimate of $1.03B. As of. The current estimate, Western Union Company’s year-ago sales were $1.06BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $990.06M. There is a high estimate of $1.02B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $960.5M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.12B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.07B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.21BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.12B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.28B and the low estimate is $3.96B.
