Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) has seen a rise in its stock price by 2.55 in relation to its previous close of 10.57. However, the company has experienced a 1.31% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-14 that Whether you’re a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.
Is It Worth Investing in Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) Right Now?
Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53x compared to its average ratio. WU has 36-month beta value of 0.87. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 7 as “sell.”
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The public float for WU is 336.38M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WU on November 18, 2024 was 4.15M shares.
WU’s Market Performance
WU stock saw a decrease of 1.31% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -9.14% and a quarterly a decrease of -8.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.08%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.06% for Western Union Company (WU). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.92% for WU’s stock, with a -12.95% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WU
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WU reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for WU stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on December 05th, 2023.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to WU, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on October 20th of the previous year.
WU Trading at -5.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.08%, as shares sank -9.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.78% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WU rose by +1.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.94. In addition, Western Union Company saw -9.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WU starting from Murphy Timothy P., who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $12.85 back on Feb 26 ’24. After this action, Murphy Timothy P. now owns 56,205 shares of Western Union Company, valued at $128,499 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Western Union Company stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 106.69, with 8.67 for asset returns.
Based on Western Union Company (WU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.8 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.0 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.86for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Western Union Company (WU) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
