Western Union Company [NYSE: WU] closed the trading session at $8.6 on 2025-07-22. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $8.16, while the highest price level was $8.625.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -31.75 percent and weekly performance of 5.91 percent. The stock has been moved at -17.55 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 1.42 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed -11.43 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 7.66M shares, WU reached to a volume of 17068393 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Western Union Company [WU]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WU shares is $9.75 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WU stock is a recommendation set at 3.65. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Deutsche Bank have made an estimate for Western Union Company shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on July 17, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Oppenheimer raised their target price to Perform. The new note on the price target was released on June 02, 2025, representing the official price target for Western Union Company stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $7.50, while Monness Crespi & Hardt analysts kept a Sell rating on WU stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.04, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.90. Price to Free Cash Flow for WU in the course of the last twelve months was 6.60 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.29.
WU stock trade performance evaluation
Western Union Company [WU] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.91. With this latest performance, WU shares gained by 1.42% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -17.55% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -18.87% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WU stock in for the last two-week period is set at 51.66, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.23 for Western Union Company [WU]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 8.96, while it was recorded at 8.19 for the last single week of trading, and 10.24 for the last 200 days.
Western Union Company [WU]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Western Union Company [WU] shares currently have an operating margin of 17.19% and a Gross Margin at 32.98%. Western Union Company’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 22.12%.
Western Union Company (WU) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Western Union Company. ( WU), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 136.84%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 11.16%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Western Union Company’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 27.07%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Western Union Company (WU) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Western Union Company’s (WU) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 2.97%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Western Union Company (WU) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Western Union Company. (WU) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $100549.45 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.29% and a Quick Ratio of 0.29%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Western Union Company [WU] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WU. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Western Union Company go to 4.83%.
Western Union Company [WU]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $99.77%, or 100.11% of WU stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of WU stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 38.6 million shares, which is approximately 11.401%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 33.88 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$414.03 million in WU stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$272.84 million in WU stock with ownership which is approximately 6.594%.
