Stock Research: Western Union

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Western Union

NYQ:WU US9598021098
62
  • Value
    93
  • Growth
    57
  • Safety
    Safety
    40
  • Combined
    79
  • Sentiment
    21
  • 360° View
    360° View
    62
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Company Description

The Western Union Company provides cross-border, cross-currency money movement and digital financial services. It operates in the financial services industry, offering money transfer and payment services. The company primarily operates in over 200 countries and territories through a network of agent locations. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2,684 million, profits of $1,609 million, revenue of $4,210 million, and 9,100 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 62 (better than 62% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Western Union are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Western Union. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 93, which means that the share price of Western Union is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 93% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 57, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 21. Professional investors are more confident in 79% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 40. This means 60% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Western Union. ...read more

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Last update: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
93 90 98 99
Growth
57 15 9 5
Safety
Safety
40 11 11 11
Sentiment
21 22 48 39
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360° View
62 40 40 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
1 1 3 15
Opinions Change
50 26 50 34
Pro Holdings
n/a 34 71 94
Market Pulse
5 67 62 40
Sentiment
21 22 48 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
93 90 98 99
Growth
57 15 9 5
Safety Safety
40 11 11 11
Combined
79 18 18 18
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
77 79 81 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
89 97 94 100
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 54 23 11
Dividend Yield
100 98 100 100
Value
93 90 98 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
32 10 4 4
Profit Growth
67 21 27 25
Capital Growth
50 45 37 18
Stock Returns
61 33 29 47
Growth
57 15 9 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
9 8 12 8
Refinancing
91 8 8 8
Liquidity
52 67 79 78
Safety Safety
40 11 11 11

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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