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Western Union

WU · NYSE

$6.21+$0.05 (+0.81%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $6.16

About WU

The Western Union Co. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of money transfer and payment services. The company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and currently employs 9,600 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-09-20. Its segments include Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers, which are primarily sent from its retail agent and owned locations worldwide or through Websites and mobile devices. Its money transfer service is provided through one interconnected global network. This service is available for international cross-border transfers and, in certain countries, intra-country transfers. The Consumer Services segment includes the Company’s bill payment services, money order services, retail foreign exchange services, media network, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The firm provides its services primarily through a network of agent locations in more than 200 countries and territories.

Employees
9,600
Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
Listed
Sep 20, 2006
Sector
Financials
Industry
Financial Services
Website
westernunion.com

WU key statistics

Market cap
2.40B
Price-earnings ratio
5.05
Dividend yield
16.35%
Average volume
8.01M
Volume
9.12M
Open price
$6.17
High today
$6.30
Low today
$6.17
52 Week high
$10.35
52 Week low
$5.87

Western Union (WU) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Western Union (WU) shares are priced at $6.21, giving the company a market cap of 2.40B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.05 and a dividend yield of 16.35%.

Today the stock has traded between $6.17 and $6.30. The current price is 0.6% above the day's low and 1.4% below its high.

Volume so far is 9.12M shares, in line with the average of 8.01M shares a day.

Over the past year Western Union has ranged from $5.87 to $10.35, and now sits 8% of the way up that range.

Western Union met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 3 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.31 per share against an estimate of $0.4348.

The average analyst price target is $7.16, 15.2% above the current price, from 9 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

0%of 9 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy0.0%
  • Hold55.6%
  • Sell44.4%
Price target · 18 analystsAvg $7.16
Low
$6.06
Now
$6.21
High
$10.97

WU earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters, by 6.4% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $0.46 per share against an estimate of $0.4509
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.40 per share against an estimate of $0.43
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $0.41 per share against an estimate of $0.4161
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $0.42 per share against an estimate of $0.4553
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $0.47 per share against an estimate of $0.4434
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $0.45 per share against an estimate of $0.4049
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $0.25 per share against an estimate of $0.4049
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.31 per share against an estimate of $0.4348

WU news

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Western Union to Release Third Quarter 2026 Results on November 4, 2026

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Western Union and Publix Extend Relationship to Serve Growing Communities Across the Southeast

  • 9 Financials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Western Union and Intermex Provide Update on Pending Acquisition

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Western Union Launches Stablecard in Partnership with Rain

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Western Union Announces $0.235 Quarterly Dividend

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  • Kaustubh Bagalkote

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