Western Union
About: Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of over 500,000 outside agents. The company handled almost 290 million transactions in 2024 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.
Employees: 9,100
0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 5 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 3 (+1) [Q4]
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 78 | Existing positions closed: 55
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $26.3M | Put options by funds: $19.1M
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 164 | Existing positions reduced: 145
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 445 [Q3] → 461 (+16) [Q4]
2.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 89.55% [Q3] → 92.14% (+2.59%) [Q4]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.61B [Q3] → $3.3B (-$309M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$9
9%
downside
Avg. target
$10.90
10%
upside
High target
$13
31%
upside
5 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
4 neutral
80%
1 negative
20%
RBC Capital Daniel Perlin 37% 1-year accuracy 19 / 52 met price target | 31%upside $13 | Sector Perform Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
UBS Timothy Chiodo 40% 1-year accuracy 4 / 10 met price target | 6%upside $10.50 | Neutral Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Sanjay Sakhrani 45% 1-year accuracy 17 / 38 met price target | 11%upside $11 | Market Perform Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Susquehanna James Friedman 40% 1-year accuracy 25 / 63 met price target | 11%upside $11 | Neutral Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley James Faucette 54% 1-year accuracy 13 / 24 met price target | 9%downside $9 | Underweight Maintained | 5 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 16 articles about WU published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Western Union Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates on Lower Expenses
WU continues to witness significant growth in Consumer Services. However, a fall in Consumer Money Transfer revenues impacts revenue growth.
Negative
PYMNTS
6 days ago
Western Union: Migration Slowdown Reduces Growth of Remittances Business
A reduction in migration across Latin America led to slower growth in the remittances business at Western Union in the first quarter.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Western Union: Undervalued And Offering A Massive 10% Dividend
Western Union's share price has fallen by a quarter since I last covered the company, with little change in the quality of the core business. The company now offers a bargain forward P/E of 5.5x and a dividend yield of around 10%, despite a high probability of long-term profitability, in my view. Western Union's business operations have offered positive developments, including the introduction of the Western Union Media Network, which will hopefully generate further value for shareholders.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
The Western Union Company (WU) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 23, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Tom Hadley - Vice President, Investor Relations Devin McGranahan - President and Chief Executive Officer Matt Cagwin - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants William Nance - Goldman Sachs Tien-Tsin Huang - JPMorgan Darrin Peller - Wolfe Research Ramsey El-Assal - Barclays Capital Inc. Timothy Chiodo - UBS Jason Kupferberg - Bank of America Bryan Keane - Deutsche Bank Andrew Schmidt - Citi Cristopher Kennedy - William Blair Operator Good day, and welcome to the Western Union First Quarter 2025 Results Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Western Union (WU) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for Western Union (WU) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Western Union (WU) Surpasses Q1 Earnings Estimates
Western Union (WU) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.45 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Western Union Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Western Union Company (the “Company” or “Western Union”) (NYSE: WU) today reported first quarter 2025 financial results. The Company's first-quarter revenue of $984 million decreased 6% on a reported basis. The revenue decrease was largely driven by a lower contribution from Iraq compared to the prior year period, which negatively impacted the revenue growth rate by 6 percentage points. “We are proud to have achieved our eighth consecutive quarter of double-digit tr.
Neutral
CNBC Television
1 week ago
Final Trades: Salesforce, UnitedHealth, Western Union and Howmet Aerospace
The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Seeking Clues to Western Union (WU) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Western Union (WU), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.
Positive
PYMNTS
2 weeks ago
Western Union Partners With Magnite to Grow Media Network Business
Western Union is looking to grow its new Media Network business by partnering with Magnite, an independent sell-side advertising company. The financial services company will use Magnite's technology to buy media as an advertiser and to monetize its owned media, the companies said in a Wednesday (April 16) press release.
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