Western Union Company [NYSE: WU] gained 1.40% or 0.13 points to close at $9.41 with a heavy trading volume of 5680714 shares.
The daily chart for WU points out that the company has recorded -14.61% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 6.95M shares, WU reached to a volume of 5680714 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $10.72 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 3.60. 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.
Oppenheimer have made an estimate for Western Union Company shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Perform, with their previous recommendation back on June 02, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 24, 2025, representing the official price target for Western Union Company stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Western Union Company is set at 0.24, with the Price to Sales ratio for WU stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.75. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.33, 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 7.22 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.29.
Trading performance analysis for WU stock
Western Union Company [WU] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.63. With this latest performance, WU shares dropped by -3.19% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -14.61% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -26.02% 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 41.50, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 41.19, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 42.30 for Western Union Company [WU]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 9.88, while it was recorded at 9.33 for the last single week of trading, and 10.79 for the last 200 days.
Western Union Company [WU]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Western Union Company’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.29 and a Current Ratio set at 0.29.
Western Union Company [WU]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 4.73%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Western Union Company [WU]
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%.
