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Western Union (WU) Stock Price: Oct 6 Close $6.14

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About Western Union

Western Union moves money across borders for families, businesses and communities. From an agent location to a local currency paid out in minutes to a loved one in another country; from our website or app to a merchant up the street; from your business account to a vendor’s account ten time zones away, Western Union helps people and businesses move money — helping build communities, grow economies, and realize a better world.

SectorFinancial Services

IndustryCredit Services

Employees9,600

CEOMr. Devin B. McGranahan

IPO DateOct 2, 2006

HeadquartersDenver, CO

Key Executives

Name	Title	Year Born
Mr. Devin B. McGranahan	President, CEO & Director	1970
Mr. Matthew Cagwin	Executive VP & CFO	1975
Mr. Benjamin Hawksworth	Executive VP & COO	1978
Mr. Benjamin Carlton Adams	Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	1972
Mr. Giovanni Angelini	President of Europe, Africa & MEPA	1970
Mr. Barry D. Cooper	Chief Accounting Officer & Controller	1967
Mr. Tom Hadley	Head of Investor Relations	—
Ms. Cherie Axelrod	Executive VP and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer	1967
Mr. Bob Rupczynski	Chief Marketing Officer	—
Ms. Karen Whalen	Chief People Officer	—

Fundamentals

Valuation

Market cap$1.90B

Price-to-sales ratio0.47

Price-to-book value2.08

Price-earnings ratio4.80

Return on Equity43.00%

Return on Sales16.00%

Return on Assets5.00%

PEG ratio10.21

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share$1.25

Income Statement

Average volume9,246,392

EBITDA$832.90M

1 year high (52w)$10.35

1 year low (52w)$5.87

Dividend

Ex dividend date16 Sep 2026

Dividend amount$0.24

Dividend yield15.31%

Last payment date30 Sep 2026

Technical indicators

RSI 14: 37.60
MACD 12/26/9: -0.29
EMA 9 of MACD: -0.30
MACD histogram: 0.02
SMA 50: $6.89; Price below SMA 50
EMA 50: $6.82; Price below EMA 50
SMA 200: $8.36; Price below SMA 200
EMA 200: $8.04; Price below EMA 200

Calculated by Gotrade from daily closing prices, as of October 6, 2026. Technical data, not a recommendation.

Analyst views

7 analyst ratings

Third-party analyst opinion, not a recommendation from Gotrade.

Analyst consensus:Sell

0% Buy

43% Hold

57% Sell

Analyst price target

Low: $6.00
Average: $7.00
High: $8.00

JP Morgan

Tien-Tsin Huang

Sell

Target price

$8.00

Morgan Stanley

James Faucette

Sell

Target price

$6.00

Citigroup

Bryan Keane

Hold

Target price

$7.00

Barclays

Nik Cremo

Sell

Target price

$6.00

Cantor Fitzgerald

Ramsey El-Assal

Sell

Target price

$6.00

Susquehanna

James Friedman

Hold

Target price

$8.00

RBC Capital

Daniel R. Perlin

Hold

Target price

$8.00

Seasonality

Monthly price change (%)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2021										-12.3	-15.8	+9.9
2022	+2.1	-5.6	+6.6	-11.9	+4.1	-7.9	+1.2	-12.8	-8.2	-2.4	+7.6	-4.8
2023	+0.6	-8.5	-13.3	-1.2	+4.8	+1.6	+3.9	+1.7	+5.5	-14.0	+2.0	+2.2
2024	+3.6	+5.3	+3.6	-2.2	-2.2	-5.1	-2.2	+4.5	-2.0	-8.5	+2.5	-4.4
2025	-1.1	+5.5	-1.5	-6.1	-3.9	-9.3	-7.2	+9.5	-8.7	+15.5	-3.4	+7.8
2026	+1.5	+1.2	-8.7	+7.4	-11.7	-5.5	-19.0	+9.3	-16.4	+2.0

Corporate actions

Upcoming

No upcoming corporate actions for WU

Past

DividendQ3/26

Ex-dividend date16 Sep 2026

Payable date30 Sep 2026

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ2/26

Ex-dividend date16 Jun 2026

Payable date30 Jun 2026

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ1/26

Ex-dividend date17 Mar 2026

Payable date31 Mar 2026

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ4/25

Ex-dividend date22 Dec 2025

Payable date31 Dec 2025

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ3/25

Ex-dividend date16 Sep 2025

Payable date30 Sep 2025

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ2/25

Ex-dividend date16 Jun 2025

Payable date30 Jun 2025

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ1/25

Ex-dividend date17 Mar 2025

Payable date31 Mar 2025

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ4/24

Ex-dividend date23 Dec 2024

Payable date31 Dec 2024

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ3/24

Ex-dividend date16 Sep 2024

Payable date30 Sep 2024

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ2/24

Ex-dividend date14 Jun 2024

Payable date28 Jun 2024

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ1/24

Ex-dividend date14 Mar 2024

Payable date29 Mar 2024

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ4/23

Ex-dividend date19 Dec 2023

Payable date29 Dec 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ3/23

Ex-dividend date14 Sep 2023

Payable date29 Sep 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ2/23

Ex-dividend date15 Jun 2023

Payable date30 Jun 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ1/23

Ex-dividend date16 Mar 2023

Payable date31 Mar 2023

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ4/22

Ex-dividend date16 Dec 2022

Payable date30 Dec 2022

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ3/22

Ex-dividend date15 Sep 2022

Payable date30 Sep 2022

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ2/22

Ex-dividend date15 Jun 2022

Payable date30 Jun 2022

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ1/22

Ex-dividend date16 Mar 2022

Payable date31 Mar 2022

Amount per share$0.24

DividendQ4/21

Ex-dividend date16 Dec 2021

Payable date31 Dec 2021

Amount per share$0.24

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Price / Earnings ratio

4.80

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Price / Sales ratio

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Dividend yield

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Average volume

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Earnings per share

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