The stock of The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) decreased by -$0.28 on Monday to finish at $11.60, down -2.36 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 4,334,360 shares of common stock traded. 5 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$2.17. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 4,759,385, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 4,823,406.
WU stock dropped -4.05% since last month. On 08/14/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $11.55. The stock touched a high of $16.71 on 01/11/23, after rallying from a low of $10.07 in 52 weeks. The price of WU stock has declined by -15.76% or -$2.17 this year, reaching a new high 5 times. Still, the stock price is down -30.58% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
WU stock investors should be aware that The Western Union Company (WU) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 281 days ago on Nov 07. On Nov 07, Non-Executive Chairman JOERRES JEFFREY A acquired 7,745 shares at $12.84 each. This transaction resulted in the insider spending $99,463.
Valuation Metrics
The Western Union Company (WU) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.88. Beta for the stock is 0.88. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.00, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 6.95, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 10.91.
Company paid $0.2350 per share in dividends, remained unchanged from $0.2350 last year. A $0.01 dividend increase was reported on Wednesday February 10 2021.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the recent quarter is 3.41, and the total debt to equity ratio is 4.49. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 39.70% percent. The Western Union Company’s operating margin stood at 21.10% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $1.85 billion and revenue of $4.48 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. WU’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 8.80%. There was a 33.50% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 137.50%.
Earnings Surprise
A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.17 billion, while revenues rose by 2.71% to $1.04 billion. EBITDA was $288.5 million for the quarter. At the end of The Western Union Company’s most recent quarter, its liabilities totaled 7.86 billion, while its total debt was $2.81 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $374.54 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at The Western Union Company’s (WU) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 14 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 35.97%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 19.96% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 11.47% and 11.32% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.29. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 2.79%, the RSI (14) reading is 41.06%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at -0.03, and the 14-day reading is at -0.16.
Analyst Ratings
In its most recent analyst report, Wolfe Research raised its rating on The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) to a Peer perform. Prior to this, analysts firm rated the stock as an Underperform. Analysts have assigned The Western Union Company (WU) an Hold rating. WU is a stock that is recommended for selling by 6 brokerage firms, while 13 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 1 analyst. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 0 rates it overweight and 2 others recommend it as a buy.
What is WU’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $10.00 and $18.00, with a median target price of $13.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for The Western Union Company (WU) is $13.00.
