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After finishing at $8.32 in the prior trading day, Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) closed at $8.5, up 2.16%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.85 million shares were traded. WU stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.29.
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 2.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.94. 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 2745219584 and an Enterprise Value of 4416687616. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 4.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.076 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.887.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WU is 0.66, which has changed by -0.2772109 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WU has reached a high of $12.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.48M shares per day over the past 3-months and 8934470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 324.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 320.29M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.29% stake in the company. Shares short for WU as of 1753920000 were 31076983 with a Short Ratio of 3.67, compared to 1751241600 on 35919576. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 31076983 and a Short% of Float of 12.709999999999999.
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 0.112980776The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.65.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Western Union Company (WU) involves the perspectives of 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.45 and low estimates of $0.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.8 and $1.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.71. EPS for the following year is $1.78, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $1.87 and $1.66.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $1.03B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.04B to a low estimate of $993M. As of the current estimate, Western Union Company’s year-ago sales were $1.04BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.05B. There is a high estimate of $1.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.04B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.17B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.04B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.21BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.3B and the low estimate is $4.05B.
