Western Union (WU) Competitors $7.92 -0.13 (-1.61%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.95 +0.03 (+0.38%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WU vs. PYPL, G, EXLS, WEX, EEFT, MMS, PAY, CSGS, INOD, and EVRIShould you be buying Western Union stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Union include PayPal (PYPL), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), Euronet Worldwide (EEFT), Maximus (MMS), Paymentus (PAY), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Innodata (INOD), and Everi (EVRI). Western Union vs. Its Competitors PayPal Genpact ExlService WEX Euronet Worldwide Maximus Paymentus CSG Systems International Innodata Everi Western Union (NYSE:WU) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, WU or PYPL? Western Union has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PayPal has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WU or PYPL? In the previous week, PayPal had 88 more articles in the media than Western Union. MarketBeat recorded 150 mentions for PayPal and 62 mentions for Western Union. PayPal's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Western Union's score of -0.02 indicating that PayPal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western Union 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PayPal 68 Very Positive mention(s) 19 Positive mention(s) 36 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WU or PYPL? 91.8% of Western Union shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of PayPal shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Western Union shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PayPal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate WU or PYPL? Western Union currently has a consensus price target of $8.61, suggesting a potential upside of 8.73%. PayPal has a consensus price target of $84.57, suggesting a potential upside of 26.01%. Given PayPal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PayPal is more favorable than Western Union.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western Union 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.64PayPal 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.51 Which has better earnings and valuation, WU or PYPL? PayPal has higher revenue and earnings than Western Union. Western Union is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PayPal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Union$4.10B0.62$934.20M$2.643.00PayPal$31.80B2.02$4.15B$4.6814.34 Is WU or PYPL more profitable? Western Union has a net margin of 21.83% compared to PayPal's net margin of 14.49%. Western Union's return on equity of 66.11% beat PayPal's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Union21.83% 66.11% 7.04% PayPal 14.49%25.35%6.30% SummaryPayPal beats Western Union on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Union News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern UnionFinancial Transaction Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.60B$33.59B$14.77B$20.69BDividend Yield11.60%2.51%2.81%3.67%P/E Ratio3.0027.0524.0529.07Price / Sales0.629.7568.5366.37Price / Cash3.5118.6326.9422.84Price / Book2.897.035.074.43Net Income$934.20M$1.09B$195.86M$994.22M7 Day Performance-7.75%-3.56%-4.24%-3.35%1 Month Performance-9.28%-7.44%-1.10%-2.06%1 Year Performance-31.19%37.81%28.98%10.15% Western Union Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WUWestern Union3.5738 of 5 stars$7.92-1.6%$8.61+8.7%-32.1%$2.60B$4.10B3.009,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPYPLPayPal4.8856 of 5 stars$78.22+0.3%$83.13+6.3%+2.8%$76.07B$31.89B17.5024,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGGenpact3.5222 of 5 stars$45.33-0.4%$49.75+9.8%+24.2%$7.93B$4.85B15.47140,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsEXLSExlService4.4414 of 5 stars$42.22-1.5%$51.50+22.0%+29.0%$6.87B$1.90B31.9859,500Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionWEXWEX4.1906 of 5 stars$175.86+0.1%$180.25+2.5%-7.6%$6.02B$2.63B22.236,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.5625 of 5 stars$104.65+0.8%$123.83+18.3%-5.7%$4.53B$3.99B15.5010,600News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportMMSMaximus3.466 of 5 stars$72.91-0.7%$90.00+23.4%-20.2%$4.11B$5.31B14.4941,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPAYPaymentus4.1971 of 5 stars$28.46-0.6%$36.80+29.3%+38.0%$3.56B$962.11M72.981,307Upcoming EarningsCSGSCSG Systems International3.3669 of 5 stars$61.83-0.4%$70.71+14.4%+33.3%$1.79B$1.20B21.105,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsINODInnodata2.2741 of 5 stars$49.45+0.5%$55.00+11.2%+149.2%$1.57B$170.46M47.556,648Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownEVRIEveri0.5587 of 5 stars$14.24flat$14.25+0.1%N/A$1.24B$757.90M89.011,550Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PYPL Competitors G Competitors EXLS Competitors WEX Competitors EEFT Competitors MMS Competitors PAY Competitors CSGS Competitors INOD Competitors EVRI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WU) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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