Why The Western Union Company’s (WU) Stock Is Up 12.14%
As of Thursday, November 05, The Western Union Company’s WU share price has surged by 12.14%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Tudor Pop
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COMPANY SUMMARY
The Western Union Company provides money movement payments, and digital financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agents and owned locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, money order and media network services, travel money services, check acceptance services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | WU | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,103.3 | $2,315.4 | 56% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 313.5 | 72.7 | 83% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.4% | 85.1% | 87% |
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| Float (Mil) | 310.0 | 66.9 | 80% |
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| Beta | 0.58 | 0.97 | 33% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 11,497 | 639 | 97% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(24.4%) | 77.3% | 33% |
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| Growth | WU | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | (3.5%) | 10.7% | 11% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (7.7%) | 8.2% | 31% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (3.2%) | 11.8% | 27 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.9% | 0.0% | 78% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (31.1%) | (15.0%) | 18% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Current EPS | $0.354 | $1.323 | $1.470 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.368 | $1.275 | $1.501 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.380 | $1.294 | $1.517 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 41.6% | (13.0%) | 4.5% | |
| Financials | WU | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $4,014 | $1,356 | 71% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $334 | $112 | 73% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $1.061 | $0.700 | 61% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $457 | $242 | 70% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $434 | ($10) | 90% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $2,453 | $723 | 77% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $3,937 | $3,509 | 59% |
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| Valuation | WU | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 2.36 | 1.48 | 61% |
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| P/E | 6.4 | 14.5 | 7% |
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| Dividend Yield | 13.9% | 0.0% | 99% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 0.8 | na |
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| Ratios | WU | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 34.1% | 55.9% | 41% |
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| Net Margin | 8.3% | 10.6% | 57% |
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| ROA | 4.2% | 1.0% | 67% |
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| ROE | 36.8% | 9.6% | 90% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 89.0% | 76.0% | 84% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 5 | 67% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 11/13/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
O'Shaughnessy: All Cap Screen
Factors: Yield, Value, Momentum
Growth-at-a-reasonable-price screen created by James O'Shaughnessy.
| Performance Since Inception: | 9.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +2.4 |
