Q3 EPS Estimates for Western Union Raised by Northland Capmk

The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Western Union in a report issued on Thursday, April 24th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Grondahl now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Western Union’s current full-year earnings is $1.79 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Western Union’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Western Union (NYSE:WU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The credit services provider reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.01. Western Union had a return on equity of 96.90% and a net margin of 22.19%. The firm had revenue of $983.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion.

WU has been the topic of several other research reports. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Western Union in a report on Thursday. Monness Crespi & Hardt cut Western Union from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $7.50 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday. Susquehanna cut their target price on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Western Union from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Western Union from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and eight have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.20.

Western Union Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of WU stock opened at $10.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 3.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.69. Western Union has a 1 year low of $9.00 and a 1 year high of $13.93. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.04.

Western Union Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th were given a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $0.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.22%. Western Union’s payout ratio is 34.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Western Union

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Western Union by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 22,298 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $236,000 after purchasing an additional 982 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Western Union by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 50,387 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $534,000 after buying an additional 1,072 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Western Union by 0.5% during the first quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 239,236 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $2,530,000 after buying an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Western Union by 1.4% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 88,410 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $1,055,000 after buying an additional 1,230 shares during the period. Finally, SummerHaven Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Western Union by 2.3% in the first quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 62,824 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $665,000 after acquiring an additional 1,393 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.81% of the company’s stock.

Western Union Company Profile

The Western Union Company provides money movement and payment services worldwide. The company operates through Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services segments. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agent locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices.