The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

WU

Concerning the House

The Western Union Company provides money movement payments, and digital financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Consumer Money Transfer and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers for international cross-border and intra-country transfers, primarily through a network of retail agents and owned locations, as well as through websites and mobile devices. The Consumer Services segments offers bill payment services, money order and media network services, travel money services, check acceptance services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

United States · www.westernunion.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$3.88B-1.7%
Operating income$757.30M-3.4%
Net income$626.00M+20.8%
Cash from ops$783.10M-2.7%
Quotation

$7.49

+0.35 (+4.9%)

52w hi$9.71
52w lo$6.36
Vol13.36M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.39

Short-0.49
Medium-0.37
Long-0.25

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

The Western Union Company

Financial Services · Credit Services

Market cap$2.34B
Enterprise value$4.00B
Trailing P/E6.04x
Forward P/E4.91x
EV / EBITDA4.81x
P / S (ttm)0.58x
Profit margin9.8%
Return on equity44.0%
Revenue growth-1.3%
Earnings growth-35.1%
Debt / equity294.87
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.58
Corr SPX0.28
Annual vol33.3%
Annual ret-16.4%
Sharpe-0.49
Max DD-48.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.12
Sector+0.09
Technical-0.28
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$7.11$7.52$7.12$7.4913.36M
Aug 12$7.00$7.17$6.92$7.148.68M
Aug 11$6.99$7.13$6.99$7.056.14M
Aug 10$7.01$7.04$6.89$7.038.08M
Aug 7$7.21$7.21$7.03$7.087.28M