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Western Union

NYQ:WU US9598021098
81
  • Value
    93
  • Growth
    59
  • Safety
    Safety
    40
  • Combined
    79
  • Sentiment
    67
  • 360° View
    360° View
    81
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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 81 (better than 81% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Western Union are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator 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 59, 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. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 67. But the company’s financing is risky 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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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry Other Financial Services
Size Large
Website westernunion.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
93 90 98 99
Growth
59 15 9 5
Safety
Safety
40 11 11 11
Sentiment
67 22 48 39
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81 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
79 67 62 40
Sentiment
67 22 48 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
93 90 98 99
Growth
59 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)
73 79 81 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
83 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
51 45 37 18
Stock Returns
67 33 29 47
Growth
59 15 9 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
8 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 high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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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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