On May 22, 2023, The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) opened at $12.26, higher 0.41% from the last session. During the day, the shares moved up to $12.39 and dropped to $12.18 before settling in for the closing price of $12.22. Price fluctuations for WU have ranged from $10.07 to $18.23 over the past 52 weeks.
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Financial Sector giant saw their annual sales slid by -4.10% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 19.00% at the time writing. With a float of $370.55 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $374.40 million.
The firm has a total of 8900 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is +37.13, operating margin of +20.19, and the pretax margin is +22.56.
The Western Union Company (WU) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Credit Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of The Western Union Company is 0.20%, while institutional ownership is 103.76%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 07, was worth 99,463. In this transaction Non-Executive Chairman of this company bought 7,745 shares at a rate of $12.84, taking the stock ownership to the 167,337 shares.
The Western Union Company (WU) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 3/30/2023, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at $0.34) by $0.09. This company achieved a net margin of +20.37 while generating a return on equity of 218.53. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.39 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 19.00% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 0.32% during the next five years compared to 32.20% growth over the previous five years of trading.
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for The Western Union Company (WU). In the past quarter, the stock posted a price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.07. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 251.67.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.00, a number that is poised to hit 0.39 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.67 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of The Western Union Company (WU)
Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [The Western Union Company, WU], we can find that recorded value of 5.28 million was lower than the volume posted last year of 8.04 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 76.85%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.35.
During the past 100 days, The Western Union Company’s (WU) raw stochastic average was set at 46.61%, which indicates a significant decrease from 86.36% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 46.41% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 30.03% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $11.25, while its 200-day Moving Average is $13.40. Now, the first resistance to watch is $12.38. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $12.49. The third major resistance level sits at $12.59. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $12.17, it is likely to go to the next support level at $12.07. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $11.96.
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) Key Stats
There are currently 374,468K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 4.68 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 4,476 M according to its annual income of 910,600 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,037 M and its income totaled 151,800 K.
