Western Union (NYSE:WU) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Western Union (NYSE:WU) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.750-1.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.1 billion-$4.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.2 billion.

Western Union Stock Performance

Shares of Western Union stock traded up $0.22 on Thursday, reaching $11.23. 7,919,255 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,458,704. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.27. Western Union has a 1-year low of $10.04 and a 1-year high of $14.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 billion, a PE ratio of 5.78, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 120.39% and a net margin of 16.07%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Western Union will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.37%. Western Union’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.21%.

Western Union announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Friday, December 13th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the credit services provider to purchase up to 27.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on WU. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Western Union from $13.50 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Western Union in a report on Thursday. Barclays decreased their target price on Western Union from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Western Union from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eleven have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.20.

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.