Western Union (WU) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Western Union (NYSE:WU) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.44 per share and revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter. Western Union has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.750-1.850 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last released 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 22.19% and a return on equity of 96.90%. On average, analysts expect Western Union to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Western Union Stock Down 0.8 %

WU opened at $9.73 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.70. 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Western Union’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WU has been the topic of several research reports. Susquehanna cut their target price on Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Western Union in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Western Union from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $14.00 target price on shares of Western Union in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.11.

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.