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Western Union (WU)

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$8.04 USD

8.04
2,468,419

+0.01 (0.13%)

Updated Aug 6, 2025 12:04 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

Style Scores:

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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A Value F Growth D Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 41% (100 out of 246)

Industry: Financial Transaction Services

Zacks News

The Western Union Company, a leader in global money transfer, was formed as a result of a spin-off from First Data Corporation on Sep 29, 2006. Since then, it has been trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol ""WU”. Today, the company’s vast platform capabilities include both digital and physical money movement networks with over 550,000 locations across more than 200 countries and territories, digital send capabilities in over 70 countries and bank account payout capabilities in over 100 markets offering across to billions of accounts.

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Western Union Extends Bank Account Payouts in China Market

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      Is Western Union (WU) a Great Value Stock Right Now?

      Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

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      Is Western Union (WU) a Profitable Stock for Value Investors?

      Let's see if Western Union (WU) stock is a good choice for value-oriented investors right now from multiple angles.

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      Western Union (WU) Provides Cross-Border Payments in Japan

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      Is Western Union (WU) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

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      Will MoneyGram Lose from Xoom's U.S. Money Transfer Service?

      MoneyGram (MGI) is likely to face increased competition from Xoom's recently launched money transfer service in the United States.

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      Western Union (WU) Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss Estimates

      Western Union (WU) third-quarter results reflect growth in revenues and rise in expenses.

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      Western Union (WU) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates

      Western Union (WU) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 4.26% and -0.47%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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      Analysts Estimate Western Union (WU) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

      Western Union (WU) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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      Western Union Expands Real-Time Cross-Border Payment Service

      Western Union (WU) expands its real-time payment service to accelerate international consumer, consumer-to-business and business-to-consumer payments to eligible accounts, cards and digital wallets.

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        Western Union (WU) Announces Overhaul of Long-Term Strategy

        Western Union's (WU) revamped growth strategy is backed by its ability to provide fast and reliable cross-border money transfer and payment solutions.

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        Western Union Partners Amazon for Cash Payments Facility

        Western Union (WU) teams up with Amazon to provide payment services to online shoppers.

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