Western Union Company [NYSE: WU] jumped around 7389991.55 points on Tuesday, while shares priced at $7390000.0 at the close of the session, up 7364927%.
Western Union Company stock is now -29.84% down from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. WU Stock saw the intraday high of $8.625 and lowest of $8.49 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 13.11, which means current price is +2.39% above from all time high which was touched on 03/10/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 7.39M shares, WU reached a trading volume of 7364927 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus 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 $10.58 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 3.57. 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 Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.03, 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 6.57 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.29.
How has WU stock performed recently?
Western Union Company [WU] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.04. With this latest performance, WU shares dropped by -11.11% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -20.37% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -19.25% in the past year of trading.
Western Union Company [WU]: Deeper insight into the 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%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 11.16%, with Return on Assets sitting at 11.16%.
Earnings analysis for Western Union Company [WU]
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%.
Insider trade positions for Western Union Company [WU]
There are presently around $99.51%, or 99.80% 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%.
