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In the latest session, Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) closed at $11.68 down -1.35% from its previous closing price of $11.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.55 million shares were traded. WU stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.8269 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.585.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Western Union Company’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.98 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.86.
On December 05, 2023, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $12.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’24 when Murphy Timothy P. bought 10,000 shares for $12.85 per share. The transaction valued at 128,499 led to the insider holds 56,205 shares of the business.
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 3999302400 and an Enterprise Value of 5548058624. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.301 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.694.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WU has reached a high of $14.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.27%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WU has traded an average of 3.94M shares per day and 4101670 over the past ten days. A total of 350.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 336.37M. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.48% stake in the company. Shares short for WU as of 1726185600 were 21556810 with a Short Ratio of 5.47, compared to 1723680000 on 22549946. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21556810 and a Short% of Float of 8.3100006.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WU is 0.94, from 0.94 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07939189The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.66.
