The Western Union Company (WU)
NYSE: WU · Real-Time Price · USD
7.17
-0.09 (-1.24%)
Aug 6, 2026, 11:36 AM EDT - Market open

The Western Union Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 18 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Western Union Company stock has a consensus rating of "Sell" and an average price target of $7.16. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.14% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $6.00 (-16.32%) and the highest is $8.50 (+18.55%).

Price Target: $7.16 (-0.14%)
Analyst Consensus: Sell

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$6.00$7.16$7.00$8.50
Change-16.32%-0.14%-2.37%+18.55%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Western Union Company stock is "Sell". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to lead to lower returns than market as a whole.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy111000
Buy000111
Hold101010101010
Sell111122
Strong Sell555555
Total171717171818

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
$8.5$7
HoldMaintains$8.5$7-2.37%Aug 3, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald
Sell
Maintains
$8$7
SellMaintains$8$7-2.37%Jul 31, 2026
Monness
Monness
Sell
Reiterates
$7$6
SellReiterates$7$6-16.32%Jul 31, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$9$8
HoldMaintains$9$8+11.58%Jul 31, 2026
Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Hold
Maintains
$10$8
HoldMaintains$10$8+11.58%Jul 31, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
4.14B
from 4.05B
Increased by 2.10%
Revenue Next Year
4.38B
from 4.14B
Increased by 5.84%
EPS This Year
1.30
from 1.75
Decreased by -26.00%
EPS Next Year
1.55
from 1.30
Increased by 19.36%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
5.07B4.48B4.36B4.21B4.05B4.14B
Revenue Growth
4.88%-11.74%-2.65%-3.38%-3.78%2.10%
Gross Profit
2.17B1.85B1.69B1.59B1.50B1.40B
Gross Margin
42.88%41.32%38.68%37.75%37.03%33.85%
Operating Income
1.11B884.90M817.50M744.70M768.20M617.12M
Net Income
805.80M910.60M626.00M934.20M499.60M345.49M
EPS
----1.751.30
EPS Growth
----0.57%-26.00%
Forward PE
8.228.957.335.945.315.54
Dividend / Share
0.940.940.940.940.940.95
Dividend Growth
-----1.12%
Free Cash Flow
-889.39M1.34B670.03M-340.34M403.05M314.65M
No. Analysts
-----15
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High4.2B
Avg4.1B
Low4.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
4.6%
Avg
2.1%
Low
-2.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High1.33
Avg1.30
Low1.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-24.0%
Avg
-26.0%
Low
-28.6%