Western Union Company Shares Fall 0.1% Below Previous 52-Week Low - Market Mover
The shares fell 0.1% lower than its previous 52-week low of $16.17, with trading volume lower than its 30 day average
Nov 30, 2021 by Kwhen Finance Editors
Western Union Company (WU) shares closed 0.1% lower than its previous 52 week low, giving the company a market cap of $6B. The stock is currently down 23.0% year-to-date, down 24.2% over the past 12 months, and down 6.5% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.9%, and the S&P 500 fell 2.1%.
Trading Activity
- Trading volume this week was 19.2% lower than the 20-day average.
- Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 0.7.
Technical Indicators
- The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was under 30, indicating it may be underbought.
- MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates a downward trend.
- The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold.
Fundamentals & Catalysts
- Over the past 12 months the company generated $1 billion in earnings before interest and taxes from $4 billion in revenue. It currently holds $1 billion in cash and $5 billion in debt.
- Its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.889396275680715 is higher than its current P/E ratio of 8.10, implying that analysts are expecting a decrease in earnings.
- The company's price/earnings-to-growth ratio (PEG Ratio), a widely used indicator of a stock's true value while also factoring in expected earnings growth, currently stands at -0.49. A fairly valued company should have a PEG ratio of 1.0. When a company's PEG exceeds 1.0, it's considered overvalued while a stock with a PEG of less than 1.0 is considered undervalued.
- The company's debt-to-equity ratio, which measures the extent to which it finances its operations through debt, currently stands at 42.42 which means it currently has $42.42 of debt for every $1 of equity. Generally speaking, a debt to equity ratio below 1.0 is seen as relatively safe, while ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky. Some industries are known for having much higher debt to equity ratios than others.
- The company's price-to-book ratio, which measures the market's valuation of a company relative to its book value, currently stands at 45.77. This means that the stock is trading at a premium of 46 times relative to the company's book value which reflects the total value of a company's assets that shareholders of that company would receive if the company were to be liquidated.
- The company's price-to-sales ratio, which shows how much the market values every dollar of the company's sales, currently stands at 2.06.
- The company's enterprise value-to-revenue multiple, which is often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition, currently stands at 2.42.
P/E
8.10
EBITDA
$1B
P/Book
45.77
Mkt Cap
$6B
P/Sales
2.06
Revenue
$4B
EPS (TTM)
1.98
PEG Ratio
-0.49
EV/Revenue
2.42
Total Cash
$1B
Debt/Equity
42.42
Forward P/E
11.89
Current Debt
$5B
Gross Profit
$2B
Dividend Date
-
Earnings Date
2022-02-09
Profit Margin
0.15
Revenue/Share
11.86
Total Revenue
$4B
Enterprise Val
$11B
Put/Call Ratio
0.45
Revenue/Employee
404583.33
Market Comparative Performance
- The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis
- The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Financials industry sector , lags it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5 year basis
| Name | DoD %Δ | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr % | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Union Company | -1.5 | -23.0 | -24.2 | -36.7 | 2.0 |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 0.6 | 15.9 | 18.6 | -3.4 | 21.7 |
| S&P 500 Index | 1.2 | 24.0 | 28.0 | -2.0 | 31.0 |
| Financials | 0.4 | 30.7 | 35.3 | -3.4 | 39.7 |
Peer Group Comparative Performance
- The company's stock price performance year-to-date lags the peer average by 47.1%
- The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by 48.4%
- The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is -84.1% lower than the average peer.
| Name | MKT CAP (USD) | P/E | YTD %Δ | 1 Yr %Δ | 52-Week H % | 52-Week L % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Union Company | WU | 8.1 | -23.0 | -24.2 | -36.7 | 2.0 |
| Peer Avg | N/A | 50.9 | -15.6 | -16.3 | -19.1 | 2.7 |
| Visa Inc - Class A | V | 17.7 | -9.1 | -5.8 | -20.2 | 4.9 |
| Mastercard Incorporated - Class A | MA | 39.0 | -8.8 | -4.0 | -17.5 | 6.2 |
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | FIS | 286.0 | -23.0 | -26.4 | -29.4 | 4.9 |
| Fiserv, Inc. | FISV | 49.9 | -13.7 | -15.0 | ||
| EBay Inc. | EBAY | 3.8 | 45.5 | 42.8 | ||
| Global Payments, Inc. | GPN | 38.0 | -42.6 | -37.2 | -43.4 | 3.8 |
| WEX Inc | WEX | -26.6 | -35.2 | -27.3 | -42.9 | 5.7 |
| Euronet Worldwide Inc | EEFT | 39.4 | -26.0 | -21.4 | ||
| Green Dot Corp. - Class A | GDOT | 61.5 | -31.0 | -31.3 | -37.4 | 2.1 |
| QIWI plc - ADR | QIWI | 0 | -12.2 | -37.6 |
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