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After finishing at $8.44 in the prior trading day, Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) closed at $8.09, down -4.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 21.72 million shares were traded. WU stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.005.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WU by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.25 and its Current Ratio is at 0.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.76.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Monness Crespi & Hardt on July 29, 2025, Reiterated its Sell rating but revised its target price to $7 from $7.50 previously.
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 2612803072 and an Enterprise Value of 4342405120. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.058 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.805.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WU is 0.64, which has changed by -0.3195963 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WU has reached a high of $13.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.40%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.99M shares per day over the past 3-months and 12015680 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 330.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 327.77M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.20% stake in the company. Shares short for WU as of 1752537600 were 38653104 with a Short Ratio of 4.84, compared to 1749772800 on 32851686. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 38653104 and a Short% of Float of 15.329999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WU’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.94, compared to 0.94 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.111374415The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.51.
