In the latest session, Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) closed at $13.32 down -1.70% from its previous closing price of $13.55. In other words, the price has decreased by $+0.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5671670 shares were traded.
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 3.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.72.
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 4.56B and an Enterprise Value of 4.00B. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.92 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.87.
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 $10.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.74, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.29.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WU has traded an average of 4.84M shares per day and 4.08M over the past ten days. A total of 350.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 339.85M. Insiders hold about 0.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.24% stake in the company. Shares short for WU as of Feb 29, 2024 were 19.71M with a Short Ratio of 4.07, compared to 18.59M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.76% and a Short% of Float of 8.61%.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WU is 1.18, from 0.94 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 7.06%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 7.06%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.23.
Earnings Estimates
There are 19 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.41 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.47 and a low estimate of $0.37, while EPS last year was $0.43. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.49 and low estimates of $0.41.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.75 and $1.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.7. EPS for the following year is $1.78, with 19 analysts recommending between $1.9 and $1.72.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 16 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.01B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.08B to a low estimate of $975M. As of the current estimate, Western Union Company’s year-ago sales were $998.5M, an estimated increase of 1.10% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.06B, an increase of 1.30% over than the figure of $1.10% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.01B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WU’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.19B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.36B, down -5.00% from the average estimate. Based on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.18B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.27B and the low estimate is $4.11B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 1.00% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
