The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.45 Per Share, William Blair Forecasts

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Western Union in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 25th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy expects that the credit services provider will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Western Union’s current full-year earnings is $1.68 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Western Union’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The credit services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. Western Union had a net margin of 14.12% and a return on equity of 111.53%. The business’s revenue was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.43 EPS.

WU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Western Union from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Western Union from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wolfe Research reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Western Union in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Western Union from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Western Union from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.45.

Western Union Trading Up 2.3 %

WU stock opened at $13.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a PE ratio of 7.86, a P/E/G ratio of 5.00 and a beta of 0.85. Western Union has a 12 month low of $10.37 and a 12 month high of $14.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $13.42 and its 200 day moving average is $12.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.23, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Union

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WU. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Western Union by 59.5% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,588 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $153,000 after purchasing an additional 4,324 shares during the period. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Western Union by 134.8% in the 3rd quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,956 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 1,123 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Western Union in the 3rd quarter valued at $667,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Western Union by 92.2% in the 3rd quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,366 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 1,135 shares during the period. Finally, Edmp Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Western Union by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Edmp Inc. now owns 17,704 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the period. 91.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Western Union

In other Western Union news, Director Timothy P. Murphy acquired 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 26th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $12.85 per share, for a total transaction of $128,500.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 56,205 shares in the company, valued at approximately $722,234.25. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Western Union Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th were paid a dividend of $0.235 per share. This represents a $0.94 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 14th. Western Union’s payout ratio is 55.62%.

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.