Don't Race Out To Buy The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) Just Because It's Going Ex-Dividend [Yahoo! Finance]
Western Union Company (The) (WU)
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Typically, the ex-dividend date is one business day before the record date which is the date on which a company determines the shareholders eligible to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is important because any transaction on a stock needs to have been settled before the record date in order to be eligible for a dividend. Thus, you can purchase Western Union's shares before the 14th of March in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 29th of March. The company's next dividend payment will be US$0.235 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed US$0.94 to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Western Union has a trailing yield of 6.7% on the current stock price of US$14.04. Dividends are a major contributor to investment returns for long term holders, but only if the dividend continues to be paid. So we need to investigate whether Western Union can afford its dividend, and if the dividend could grow. See our latest ana
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- Western Union (WU) Q1 Earnings Beat on Branded Digital Strength [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Western Union First Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $13.00 to $14.00. They now have an "underweight" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $14.00 to $15.00. They now have an "in-line" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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Earnings
- 4/24/24 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 4/24/24 - Form 4
- 4/24/24 - Form 10-Q
- 4/24/24 - Form 8-K
- WU's page on the SEC website