The Western Union Company (WU)
| Market Cap | 9.34B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 4.87B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 702.60M |
| Shares Out | 411.60M |
| EPS (ttm) | 1.69 |
| PE Ratio | 13.51 |
| Forward PE | 11.00 |
| Dividend | $0.90 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.94% |
| Trading Day | January 26 |
| Last Price | $22.86 |
| Previous Close | $22.71 |
| Change ($) | 0.15 |
| Change (%) | 0.64% |
| Day's Open | 22.83 |
| Day's Range | 22.27 - 23.03 |
| Day's Volume | 5,868,749 |
| 52-Week Range | 17.08 - 27.19 |
Western Union (WU) integrates its services with those of NH Investment & Securities in an effort to boost its presence in South Korea.
SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and NH Investment & Securities (NH I&S), one of the largest inv...
Western Union (WU) partners with Walmart, which will benefit the latter's customers with expanded domestic and international payment services.
Money transfers will be available at the retailer's stores starting this spring.
Retail giant Walmart is partnering with global money movement leader Western Union to offer in-store payments and transfers. “Walmart is much more than a place where customers shop.
Shares of Western Union Co. shot up 8.5% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the money-movement company announced a new agreement with Walmart Inc. in which money transfer services will be ena...
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Business partnering, and an increasing digital presence, should significantly grow Western Union's business. Fears of new digital competition fail to sufficiently take account of regulatory hu...
Although Western Union (WU) stock suffers a massive setback from COVID-led business declines in 2020, the gradual improvement in the economic situation will chart out its share price course in...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Announces $0.225 Quarterly Dividend
Expansion of digital payment platform, cost-saving measures, sale of non-strategic units aid Western Union (WU) when the overall remittance space remains bleak.
Western Union (WU) extends real-time digital payment capabilities to billions of bank accounts across 100 countries, which is in line with the company's previously established goal.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union to Present at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit on December 1
Western Union (WU) to purchase a minority interest in stc pay to extend its digital payment platform.
Western Union Co suspended its operations across Cuba on Monday evening as new U.S. sanctions kicked in, cutting a key lifeline for many struggling Cuban families as the coronavirus pandemic d...
Western Union just took another big step toward ramping up its growing digital payments arsenal. The legacy global remittance giant said on Monday (Nov. 23) that it has expanded its real-time ...
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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Bolsters its Global Digital Cross-Border Payments Leadership: Expands Real-time Payout into Billions of Bank Accounts to 100 Countries
Western Union Co. has entered into a deal to buy up to 15 percent of Saudi Digital Payments Co., also called stc pay, for up to $200 million, the Denver-based buyer announced today. Saudi Digi...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union advances its digital growth strategy with investment in stc pay
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) has acquired a 15% stake in a Saudi Arabian digital payment business, Reuters reported. What Happened: The $200 million stake is in a digital payment unit ...
Western Union, the world's largest money transfer firm, has acquired a 15% stake in the digital payment unit of Saudi Arabia's STC Group for $200 million.
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Western Union Co , the world's largest money transfer firm, expects an improved outlook for 2021 as people adjust to the novel coronavirus and on expectations for additional U.S. government st...
The legacy remittance firms posted promising performances in Q3 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, thanks in part to their booming digital remittance businesses.
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When the World Bank issued its 2020 predictions for the remittances market, it was bad news for service providers in the space. The report, released back in April, predicted the sharpest-ever ...
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Western Union's (WU) Q3 earnings reflect gains from the company's productivity initiatives and additional cost savings, partially offset by revenue declines.
The Western Union Company's (WU) CEO Hikmet Ersek on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Consumer behavior drove Western Union's positive third quarter earnings results, announced Thursday (Oct. 29), with cross-border principal up by 8 percent for the quarter. The financial instit...
Western Union (WU) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 21.28% and 0.66%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Reports Third Quarter Results
Western Union's (WU) Q3 earnings are likely to have been dragged down by ramped-down retail business, thanks to restricted consumer mobility due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Digital payments are growing ever more widespread, with the global digital payments market increasing by more than 50 percent in the past three years to hit $4.7 trillion in 2020. This growth ...
In its ongoing efforts to beef up its international real-time payments network, Western Union has again expanded its payout options. The move was due in part to increased demand from businesse...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Expands Real-Time Payout. Expands Bank, Wallet and Card Payout with Real-Time Capabilities advancing Global Digital Network.
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Western Union (WU) extends 35-year relationship with Kroger, which will benefit the latter's customers with expanded domestic and international payment services.
DENVER & CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #BloombergGEI--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, today announced that it has ex...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union to Release Third Quarter Results on October 29, 2020
Despite the decline of the global remittance market this year, Western Union will be able to continue to create shareholder value for years to come.
Western Union (WU) forms alliance with BFSFCU to offer the latter's members with international payment services.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #international--Western Union Business Solutions to provide international payment services to Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union members worldwide.
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Western Union (WU) and Belgium-based Isabel tie up to offer business-to-business (B2B) multi-banking ecosystem and an online payment solution for companies of any scale in the European country.
Western Union's (WU) investment in digital domain places it well for long-term growth amid the thriving digital payments space.
BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #grow--Western Union Business Solutions partners with Isabel Group to provide international payment services on the BtoB multi-banking platform Isabel 6
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About WU
The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Consumer-to-Consumer and Business Solutions. The Consumer-to-Consumer segment facilitates money transfers between two consumers, primarily through a network of third-party agents. This segment offers international cross-border transfers and intra-country transfers, as well as money transfer transactions through Websites and mobile devices. The Business Solutions segment provides payment and foreign exchange solutions, primaril... [Read more...]
| Industry Credit Services | IPO Date Oct 2, 2006 |
| CEO Hikmet Ersek | Employees 11,500 |
| Stock Exchange NYSE | Ticker Symbol WU |
Financial Performance
In 2019, Western Union's revenue was $5.29 billion, a decrease of -5.33% compared to the previous year's $5.59 billion. Earnings were $1.06 billion, an increase of 24.23%.
Analyst Forecasts
According to 20 analysts, the average rating for Western Union stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price forecast is 24.06, which is an increase of 5.27% from the latest price.