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WU · Western Union Company (The)

Credit ServicesUnited StatesAnalyst view: Underperform

$6.93

+0.51% last session

End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11

Bearish0 bullish · 5 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Underperform (3.67 from 14 analysts)
To mean target: +2.9%

Market cap

$2B

Enterprise value

$4B

Trailing P/E

5.6

Forward P/E

4.6

Dividend yield

14.0%

Beta

0.54

Avg volume

10M

Employees

10K

Daily Change %

0.51%

5 Days Change

-3.34%

10 Days Change

-3.07%

30 Days Change

-1.56%

60 Days Change

-11.48%

Month to Day Change

-1.70%

Year to Day Change

-21.09%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingUnderperform
Recommendation mean (1–5)3.67
Covering analysts14
Mean price target$7.09
Low price target$6.00
Upside to mean target+2.9%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)39.1
50-day MA$7.54
200-day MA$8.30
Price vs 50-day MA-8.2%
Price vs 200-day MA-16.6%
MACD histogram-0.02
Volume vs 3-month avg0.4×
52w low $6.3652w high $9.71

Analyst sentiment over time — WU

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-08-03

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Citigroup

Neutral

$7.00

+1.6% vs price
▼ cut from $8.50Maintains · 2026-08-03

RBC Capital

Sector Perform

$8.00

+16.1% vs price
▼ cut from $9.00Maintains · 2026-07-31

Morgan Stanley

Underweight

$6.00

-12.9% vs price
▼ cut from $7.00Maintains · 2026-07-31

Barclays

Underweight

$6.00

-12.9% vs price
▼ cut from $7.00Maintains · 2026-07-31

JP Morgan

Underweight

$8.00

+16.1% vs price
▼ cut from $9.00Maintains · 2026-07-13

UBS

Neutral

$9.00

+30.6% vs price
▲ raised from $8.50Maintains · 2025-11-10

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-08-03CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$8.50 $7.00
2026-08-03Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsUnderweight$8.00 $7.00
2026-07-31RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$9.00 $8.00
2026-07-31Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight$7.00 $6.00
2026-07-31SusquehannaMaintainsNeutral$10.00 $8.00
2026-07-31BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight$7.00 $6.00
2026-07-22Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsUnderweight$9.00 $8.00
2026-07-17CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$9.50 $8.50

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-09-11

  • RSI (14): RSI is 39 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 8.2% below the 50-day MA ($7.54).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 16.6% below the 200-day MA ($8.30).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.02) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 10% of the 52-week low ($6.36).

WU Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$4.0B
EBITDA$1.0B
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Book value / share$2.93
Net Debt / EBITDA2.1
WACC7.0%
Revenue growth-1.00%
Earnings growth-35.00%

About Western Union Company (The)

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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