Western Union Company [WU] stock prices are up 0.65% to $12.35 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WU shares have gain 1.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.41%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Western Union Company [NYSE: WU] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 04, 2024, when Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Previously, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock with Market Perform rating on December 05, 2023, and set its price target to $12. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral. UBS downgraded its rating to Sell for this stock on October 28, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $12.
The stock price of Western Union Company [WU] has been fluctuating between $10.92 and $14.19 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18.09 within the next 12 months. Western Union Company [NYSE: WU] shares were valued at $12.35 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 46.48% based on the average WU price forecast.
Analyzing the WU fundamentals
The Western Union Company [NYSE:WU] reported sales of 4.36B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.18%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 1.17 and Total Capital is 0.27. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 6.38.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 12.23 points at the first support level, and at 12.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.41, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.48.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.96, the price to book ratio is 10.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Murphy Timothy P., Director, that happened on Feb 26 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were purchased.
