Western Union (NYSE:WU) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Western Union (NYSE:WU) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.750-1.850 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.1 billion-$4.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.2 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on WU shares. Barclays reduced their target price on Western Union from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Western Union from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Western Union from $13.50 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.63.

Western Union Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:WU traded up $0.13 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $10.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 9,257,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,911,041. The company has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion, a PE ratio of 5.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. Western Union has a fifty-two week low of $10.04 and a fifty-two week high of $14.19. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.27.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last posted its 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 net margin of 16.07% and a return on equity of 120.39%. As a group, research analysts expect that Western Union will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.04%. Western Union’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.21%.

Western Union announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Friday, December 13th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the credit services provider to buy up to 27.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Western Union Company Profile

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.