Northland Capmk Lifts Earnings Estimates for Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Analysts at Northland Capmk raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Western Union in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the credit services provider will post earnings of $0.43 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.42. 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 FY2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The credit services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $983.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Western Union had a net margin of 22.19% and a return on equity of 96.90%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on WU. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Western Union in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Western Union from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $7.50 price target for the company. in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced 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, April 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Western Union from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.78.

Western Union Stock Performance

Shares of WU stock opened at $10.11 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04. The stock has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 3.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69. Western Union has a 52-week low of $9.00 and a 52-week high of $13.60.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Union

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WU. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Western Union by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,298 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $236,000 after purchasing an additional 982 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Western Union by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 50,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $534,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its holdings in Western Union by 0.5% in the 1st 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 buying an additional 1,085 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Western Union by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 405,839 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $4,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,262 shares during the period. 91.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were given a $0.235 dividend. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Western Union’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.07%.

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.