Yahoo · Oct 23, 2026
Western Union (WU) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
Western Union (WU) reached $6.34 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -1.4% change compared to its last close.
WU
NYSE · WU
The Western Union Company
Financial Services · Financial - Credit Services
$6.16
Down-$0.05 (-0.81%)
Updated Nov 1, 2026, 12:55 AM
SID Score
3.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
56/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 3.06B
- P/E ratio
- 4.11
- Dividend yield
- 15.26%
- 52-week range
- $5.87 – $10.35
- Volume
- 8.44M
- Avg. volume
- 10.36M
Price performance · WU
WU price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
WU closed at $6.16 after 20 trading sessions, up 0.98% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $6.16
- Period change
- +0.98%
- Period low
- $5.99
- Period high
- $6.43
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $6.28 | $6.28 | $6.06 | $6.16 | 8.44M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $6.12 | $6.22 | $6.0921 | $6.21 | 6.97M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $5.95 | $6.105 | $5.95 | $6.09 | 7.46M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $6.22 | $6.23 | $5.92 | $5.99 | 11.4M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $6.31 | $6.36 | $6.18 | $6.21 | 5.82M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $6.38 | $6.41 | $6.26 | $6.34 | 5.21M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $6.28 | $6.47 | $6.27 | $6.43 | 9.69M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $6.22 | $6.27 | $6.16 | $6.25 | 4.6M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $6.17 | $6.30 | $6.17 | $6.21 | 9.12M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $6.13 | $6.215 | $6.08 | $6.16 | 6.13M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $6.27 | $6.32 | $6.115 | $6.17 | 6.82M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $6.11 | $6.3357 | $6.11 | $6.23 | 7.5M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $6.08 | $6.1056 | $5.945 | $6.05 | 6.84M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $6.13 | $6.175 | $6.04 | $6.10 | 6.51M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $6.13 | $6.17 | $6.07 | $6.11 | 6.06M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $6.31 | $6.32 | $6.11 | $6.12 | 6.23M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $6.07 | $6.34 | $6.03 | $6.33 | 10.25M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $6.13 | $6.175 | $6.06 | $6.11 | 6.46M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $6.08 | $6.18 | $6.03 | $6.14 | 6.31M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $6.01 | $6.12 | $6.005 | $6.10 | 8.29M |
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Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of over 500,000 outside agents. The company handled almost 290 million transactions in 2024 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.
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- —
- Average target
- $8.38
- Implied upside
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | JP Morgan | Underweight | — |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Underweight | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Underweight | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 22, 2026
Western Union (WU) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors
Western Union (WU) reached $6.43 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +2.88% change compared to its last close.
Yahoo · Oct 22, 2026
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Yahoo · Oct 22, 2026
A 14.9% Dividend Yield Sounds Great. Western Union Shows Why It Could Be a Trap
Five stocks are flashing dividend yields that would make any income investor stop scrolling, but a closer look at their cash flow, debt loads, and earnings coverage reveals warning signs hiding in plain sight.
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