Northland Capmk Expects Reduced Earnings for Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Western Union in a report released on Monday, March 31st. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the credit services provider will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.43. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The credit services provider reported $0.40 earnings per share (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%.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on WU. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Western Union in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Susquehanna reduced 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, February 5th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Western Union from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Western Union from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Western Union from $13.00 to $12.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have given a hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Union currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.11.

Western Union Price Performance

Shares of Western Union stock opened at $10.63 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.59 billion, a PE ratio of 3.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.79. Western Union has a twelve month low of $10.04 and a twelve month high of $13.93. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $10.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.92.

Western Union Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were issued a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.84%. Western Union’s payout ratio is 34.43%.

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

Institutional Trading of Western Union

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WU. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in Western Union in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Western Union during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky acquired a new position in Western Union in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its stake in Western Union by 1,487.6% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 3,080 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 2,886 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its position in shares of Western Union by 662.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,722 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 3,234 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.81% of the company’s stock.

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.