WU Western Union Company (The)
Financial Services · Credit Services
7.45
-0.53%
About the company
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.
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Dividend deep dive
The Western Union Company (WU) operates in the Credit Services industry within the Financial Services sector. The company's current dividend yield is 10.59%, which is above its 5-year high of 10.12%, suggesting it is undervalued based on yield theory. Western Union holds a rating score of 8.0. It has a market capitalization of approximately 2.46 billion USD.
Dividend history
Western Union currently pays a quarterly dividend. The company has no streak of consecutive dividend increases (0 years). Over the past three years, the dividend Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is 0.0%. The five-year CAGR is 0.87%. The dividend per share history shows a payment of 0.94 USD for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, following 0.94 USD in 2021 and 0.90 USD in 2020. Before that, payments were 0.80 USD in 2019 and 0.76 USD in 2018.
Dividend safety
The company's dividend payout ratio stands at 69.12% based on its earnings per share of 1.36 USD. Leverage is elevated, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 288.116.
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