Q2 EPS Estimates for Western Union Lowered by William Blair

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Union in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy now expects that the credit services provider will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Western Union’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Western Union’s FY2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.02). Western Union had a net margin of 16.07% and a return on equity of 120.39%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on WU. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com upgraded Western Union from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Western Union from $13.50 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on Western Union from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $12.20.

Western Union Stock Up 6.0 %

Shares of NYSE WU opened at $11.01 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion, a PE ratio of 5.64, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 has a 12 month low of $10.04 and a 12 month high of $14.19.

Western Union declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Friday, December 13th that permits the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the credit services provider to purchase up to 27.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The company 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 dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Western Union’s payout ratio is 48.21%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Union

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Western Union by 41.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,305,933 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $66,843,000 after acquiring an additional 1,857,012 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Western Union during the third quarter valued at approximately $11,726,000. Foundry Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Western Union in the third quarter worth approximately $8,124,000. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Western Union in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $6,190,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Western Union during the 3rd quarter valued at $3,663,000. 91.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.