The Western Union Company (WU)

The Western Union Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for The Western Union Company stock have an average target of 12.11, with a low estimate of 9.00 and a high estimate of 15. The average target predicts an increase of 15.89% from the current stock price of 10.45.

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$9.00	$12.11	$12	$15
Change	-13.88%	+15.89%	+14.83%	+43.54%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Western Union Company stock from 11 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '24	Oct '24	Nov '24	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	6	6	6	7	7	8
Sell	3	3	3	3	3	3
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	10	10	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Reni Benjamin JMP Securities	JMP Securities	Hold Reiterates n/a	Hold	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	Feb 6, 2025
James Friedman Susquehanna	Susquehanna	Hold Maintains $13 → $12	Hold	Maintains	$13 → $12	+14.83%	Feb 5, 2025
James Faucette Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Sell Maintains $10 → $9	Sell	Maintains	$10 → $9	-13.88%	Feb 5, 2025
Ramsey El-Assal Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $11 → $10	Sell	Maintains	$11 → $10	-4.31%	Dec 13, 2024
Sanjay Sakhrani Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Maintains $13 → $12	Hold	Maintains	$13 → $12	+14.83%	Dec 9, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.33B

Increased by 2.74%

from 4.21B

Revenue Next Year

4.41B

Increased by 1.90%

from 4.33B

EPS This Year

1.86

Decreased by -32.07%

from 2.74

EPS Next Year

1.97

Increased by 5.81%

from 1.86

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	4.84B	5.07B	4.48B	4.36B	4.21B	4.33B	4.41B	4.54B
Revenue Growth	-8.64%	4.88%	-11.74%	-2.65%	-3.38%	2.74%	1.90%	2.93%
EPS	1.79	1.97	2.34	1.68	2.74	1.86	1.97	1.92
EPS Growth	-27.24%	10.06%	18.78%	-28.21%	63.10%	-32.07%	5.81%	-2.72%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	5.61	5.31	5.45
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	18	4

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	4.5B	4.6B	4.6B
Avg	4.3B	4.4B	4.5B
Low	4.0B	4.1B	4.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	6.4%	7.5%	5.4%
Avg	2.7%	1.9%	2.9%
Low	-4.0%	-5.4%	-2.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	2.01	2.09	1.95
Avg	1.86	1.97	1.92
Low	1.71	1.73	1.82

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-26.8%	12.3%	-0.8%
Avg	-32.1%	5.8%	-2.7%
Low	-37.8%	-6.8%	-7.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.