Western Union Q3 EPS Estimate Increased by Northland Capmk

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Union in a research report issued on Thursday, April 24th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the credit services provider will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Western Union’s current full-year earnings is $1.79 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Western Union’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on WU. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Western Union in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Western Union from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Western Union from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $7.50 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Susquehanna cut their target price on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.20.

Western Union Trading Up 0.8 %

WU opened at $10.19 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a PE ratio of 3.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $10.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.10. Western Union has a 12-month low of $9.00 and a 12-month high of $13.93.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The credit services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $983.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. Western Union had a return on equity of 96.90% and a net margin of 22.19%.

Western Union Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were issued a $0.235 dividend. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Western Union’s payout ratio is 34.43%.

Institutional Trading of Western Union

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Western Union by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,298 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $236,000 after buying an additional 982 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Western Union by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 50,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $534,000 after purchasing an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in shares of Western Union by 0.5% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 239,236 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $2,530,000 after purchasing an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in Western Union by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 88,410 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $1,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SummerHaven Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Western Union by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 62,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $665,000 after buying an additional 1,393 shares during the period. 91.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Western Union

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.