The Western Union Company (WU) is poised for growth, leveraging increasing transaction volumes and resilience in its Branded Digital business. The company's improving performance in Latin America, the Caribbean, South Asia and other regions further bolsters its growth prospects. Additionally, Western Union's operational margins and strong dividend yield present a compelling investment opportunity.Headquartered in Denver, CO, WU is a leader in global money transfer. It currently has a market cap of $4.4 bill ...

Yau Ming Low/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Investment Thesis Western Union (NYSE:WU) was once one of the most important companies in the United States, but it is currently doing very poorly from the perspective of revenue and earnings growth. It's reassuring to see that the company maintains good operational margins, and some investors will surely appreciate the strong dividend yield resulting from a low valuation relative to history. I'm quite frustrated that management seem to have no credible plan fo ...

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The Western Union Company (WU) teamed up with GraceKennedy (“GK”) and Lynk in a bid to provide enhanced remittance services across Jamaica and expand its digital footprint on the island.The partnership entails the integration of Western Union’s money transfer services into the mobile wallet apps of GK, GKOne, and Lynk. With access to such beneficial services, Jamaicans will gain from increased choices to digitally receive money anytime from any corner of the world. The hassle-free nature and speed of such s ...

Investors might want to bet on Western Union (WU) , as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). An upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices -- has triggered this rating change.A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years.The power of ...

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The Western Union Company (WU) recently announced the resumption of its remittance service from the United States to Cuba. Services were paused since Jan 28, shortly before a Cuban official declared a cybersecurity incident that impacted Cuba's electronic payment systems. No specific cause of the technical issues was shared.Western Union collaborated with its processing partner Orbit S.A. to reinstate the services, which are essential for the country's economy. Customers in the United States will have the c ...

The Western Union Company (WU) recently announced that it has joined forces with Adonis supermarkets to enhance cross-border money transfer services in Canada. The strategic partnership is expected to enable them to provide Western Union’s services to consumers in Adonis Seville and Adonis Griffintown locations in Montreal.The move is expected to boost Western Union’s footprint in Canada. The company continues to increase its penetration of the global cross-border consumer payments market. It divested its B ...

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The Western Union Company (WU) posted robust first-quarter 2024 results, driven by the Branded Digital business' resilience, growth in transactions, solid Consumer Money Transfer business performance and stabilization of the retail business. This solid performance prompted the company to raise its full-year outlook. However, increased expenses tempered some of the gains.It announced first-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 45 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 12.5%. The bottom ...