Is Western Union's Recent Rebound Justified by Its Strong Earnings and Excess Returns? [Yahoo! Finance]
Western Union Company (The) (WU)
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The stock has bounced recently, up 8.5% over the last week and 10.1% over the past month, even though it is still down 6.0% year to date and almost flat over 1 year at 0.8%, with a much steeper 39.4% slide over 5 years. Investors have been reacting to Western Union's ongoing push into digital money transfers and partnerships with fintech platforms, which signal that management is serious about protecting its moat as consumer habits shift online. At the same time, regulatory scrutiny around cross border payments and competition from low cost digital rivals has kept sentiment cautious, helping explain why the share price has struggled over the longer term. On our framework, Western Union scores a 5/6 valuation check , suggesting it screens as undervalued on most metrics. Next, we will unpack how DCF, earnings based and multiples based approaches stack up against each other, before finishing with a more holistic way to think about its true value. Find out why Western Union's 0.8%
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- Western Union (NYSE:WU) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.235 [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Western Union (WU): Assessing Valuation After a Recent Share Price Rebound [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Western Union (WU) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Western Union declares $0.235 dividend [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Western Union Announces $0.235 Quarterly DividendBusiness Wire
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- 10/23/25 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 11/14/25 - Form SCHEDULE
- 11/12/25 - Form 4
- 11/6/25 - Form 8-K
- WU's page on the SEC website