Q3 EPS Estimates for Western Union Raised by Northland Capmk

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Northland Capmk raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Western Union in a research note issued on Monday, March 31st. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Western Union's current full-year earnings is $1.79 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Western Union's FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on WU. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Western Union in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Western Union from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays decreased their price objective on Western Union from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their target price on Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $12.11.

Western Union Stock Performance

NYSE:WU traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $9.54. 3,639,197 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,941,188. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04. Western Union has a twelve month low of $9.53 and a twelve month high of $13.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $10.63 and a 200 day moving average of $10.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69.

Western Union (NYSE:WU - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.02). Western Union had a return on equity of 96.90% and a net margin of 22.19%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Union

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Western Union by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,055,661 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $403,390,000 after purchasing an additional 317,711 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Western Union by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 28,983,265 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $307,224,000 after acquiring an additional 4,426,126 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Western Union by 0.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 12,926,192 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $154,209,000 after acquiring an additional 52,081 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Western Union by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,489,079 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $132,384,000 after acquiring an additional 549,931 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Western Union by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,206,431 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $118,788,000 after purchasing an additional 3,146,395 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.81% of the company's stock.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.86%. Western Union's payout ratio is 34.43%.

Western Union announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Friday, December 13th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit services provider to repurchase up to 27.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services segments. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agent locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices.