Western Union Company [WU] stock is trading at $12.19, up 2.44%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The WU shares have gain 4.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.67%, and 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.
Western Union Company [WU] stock has fluctuated 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 $12.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 48.4% based on the average WU price forecast.
Analyzing the WU fundamentals
Western Union Company [NYSE:WU] reported sales of 4.26B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -8.86%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 1.2 and Total Capital is 0.3. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of5.98.
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 12.01 points at the first support level, and at 11.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.29, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.40.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.97, the price to book ratio is 9.34 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Murphy Timothy P., Director, that happened on Feb 26 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were purchased.
