Q3 EPS Estimates for Western Union Lifted by Zacks Research

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Union in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the credit services provider will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Western Union’s current full-year earnings is $1.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Western Union’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on WU. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered Western Union from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $7.50 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $10.50 price target (down from $11.00) on shares of Western Union in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Western Union from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.78.

Western Union Stock Performance

Shares of WU stock opened at $9.76 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.58, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.72. Western Union has a 52-week low of $9.00 and a 52-week high of $13.49. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is $10.22 and its 200 day moving average is $10.53.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The credit services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.01. Western Union had a net margin of 22.19% and a return on equity of 96.90%. The company had revenue of $983.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Western Union by 8.9% during the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 51,469 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $545,000 after buying an additional 4,208 shares during the last quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board lifted its position in Western Union by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 85,676 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $906,000 after acquiring an additional 12,015 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. grew its stake in Western Union by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 571,876 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $6,050,000 after purchasing an additional 88,769 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Western Union by 5.8% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 13,217,217 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $139,838,000 after purchasing an additional 728,138 shares during the period. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Western Union in the first quarter worth about $96,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.81% of the company’s stock.

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.