The Western Union Company (WU)
| Market Cap | 10.29B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 4.86B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 749.40M |
| Shares Out | 411.70M |
| EPS (ttm) | 1.81 |
| PE Ratio | 13.87 |
| Forward PE | 12.33 |
| Dividend | $0.91 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.62% |
| Trading Day | May 7 |
| Last Price | $25.11 |
| Previous Close | $25.28 |
| Change ($) | -0.17 |
| Change (%) | -0.67% |
| Day's Open | 25.33 |
| Day's Range | 24.98 - 25.37 |
| Day's Volume | 5,035,507 |
| 52-Week Range | 16.88 - 26.61 |
Western Union's (WU) first-quarter results highlight strong digital revenues and a lower effective tax rate, partly offset by elevated costs.
Western Union (WU) reported first-quarter earnings results that showed a rebound in cross-border activity, particularly in remittances, done digitally. The company said that total cross-border principal...
Western Union (WU) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -2.22% and 0.73%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Reports First Quarter Results
Western Union's (WU) top-line result is likely to reflect weakness in C2C and Business Solutions segments. However, cost-controls and share buybacks might have aided the bottom line in Q1.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #covid--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and the Western Union Foundation today announced a pa...
Western Union (WU) partners with BRI in a bid to empower Indonesian customers with enhanced digital and international money transfer services at the latter's branch locations.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #earnings--Western Union's CEO and CFO to host a webcast and conference call to discuss 2021 first quarter results on May 4, 2021.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), one of the largest state-owned banks in ...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WUF's Opportunity Beyond Borders Q1 2021 funding will support COVID-19 vaccine dissemination and workforce training in more than 10 countries
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, today was named winner of the “Consumer Payments Innovation Aw...
Western Union (WU) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Western Union (WU) continues to benefit from robust digital revenues and solid capital position.
Western Union (WU) agrees to provide its WU EDGE technology to Triterras, a leading fintech company, for trade and trade finance.
Triterras Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIT) shares were trading higher Tuesday after the company announced a strategic partnership with Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) Business Solutions to provide cross-border paymen...
As an organization that has been in business for about 170 years, Western Union knows a thing or two about the evolution of modernization. Built upon the foundation of paper, the company has embraced th...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union's CFO, Raj Agrawal, and President, Product & Platform, Shelly Swanback, to present at the Wolfe Fintech Forum on March 10
Western Union (WU) signs deal with Advance America in a bid to equip the latter's customers with enhanced digital and retail services.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WU CEO and CFO to speak at the Evercore ISI Payments & Fintech Innovators Forum on March 4th
Western Union Business Services, the payments arm of Western Union, is looking at expanding its cross-border payment services for business customers, a press release says. According to the release, West...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #finance--Western Union Business Solutions integrates SWIFT GPI and Expands Currency Portfolio in WU Mass Payments API to 130
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advance America to Offer Western Union Global P2P Payments
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union's CFO, Raj Agrawal, to Present at the KBW Fintech Payments Conference on February 23
Western Union's (WU) Q4 earnings take a hit from revenue softness, partly offset by a lower effective tax rate, productivity and cost savings, and lower share count.
Western Union posted fourth-quarter results Wednesday (Feb. 10) that showed digital transactions gathering momentum in the face of the pandemic, and double-digit growth in average monthly users of the c...
Western Union (WU) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 7.14% and 0.74%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Shares of The Western Union (NYSE:WU) moved lower in after-market trading after the company reported Q4 results. Quarterly Results Earnings per share were up 18.42% over the past year to $0.45, which be...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union achieves all-time highs for money transfer transactions and principal in 2020, with 38% growth for digital revenues.
Western Union's (WU) Q4 earnings results are likely to reflect gains from increased business on its digital platform.
The Western Union (NYSE:WU) announces its next round of earnings this Wednesday, February 10. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Wednesday's Q4 earnings announcement.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union to Present at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference on February 11th
Western Union (WU) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results on February 10, 2021
In the payments industry, they're known as remittances. But for the recipients of the cross-border money transfers and peer-to-peer (P2P) payments usually associated with developing economies, they are ...
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Union Recognized with Inclusion in 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
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 investment an...
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 enabled at Wa...
Western Union is considered by most people an obsolete company in the current high-tech world. However, the company has finally adjusted to the digital era.
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 hurdles for ...
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 2021.
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
About WU
The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. It 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 and sub-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, pr... [Read more...]
| Industry Credit Services | IPO Date Oct 2, 2006 |
| CEO Hikmet Ersek | Employees 11,000 |
| Stock Exchange NYSE | Ticker Symbol WU |
Financial Performance
In 2020, Western Union's revenue was $4.84 billion, a decrease of -8.64% compared to the previous year's $5.29 billion. Earnings were $744.30 million, a decrease of -29.67%.
Analyst Forecasts
According to 20 analysts, the average rating for Western Union stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price forecast is 26.06, which is an increase of 3.78% from the latest price.