Brokers Offer Predictions for The Western Union Company’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:WU)

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Investment analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Western Union in a report issued on Thursday, April 25th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Western Union’s current full-year earnings is $1.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Western Union’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The credit services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. Western Union had a return on equity of 120.76% and a net margin of 14.12%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.43 EPS.

WU has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Western Union in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Western Union from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Monness Crespi & Hardt began coverage on Western Union in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Western Union from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Western Union from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, February 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.45.

Western Union Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE WU opened at $13.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.97, a PEG ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.85. Western Union has a one year low of $10.37 and a one year high of $14.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.38, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business’s fifty day moving average is $13.43 and its 200-day moving average is $12.61.

Western Union Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were issued a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. Western Union’s payout ratio is presently 55.62%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Western Union

In related news, Director Timothy P. Murphy bought 10,000 shares of Western Union stock in a transaction on Monday, February 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $12.85 per share, with a total value of $128,500.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 56,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $722,234.25. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Western Union by 1.4% during the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 56,476 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $744,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in Western Union by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 169,552 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,235,000 after buying an additional 842 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Western Union by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 197,250 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,600,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Western Union by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. now owns 44,100 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lifted its position in Western Union by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 32,277 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $385,000 after buying an additional 1,076 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.81% of the company’s stock.

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.