Western Union: Terminates Merger Agreement, but Intermex Disagrees
Western Union announced that it has terminated its agreement to acquire Intermex. However, Intermex released a statement saying that the merger should be completed.
The Western Union Co WU
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
The demographic factor that has historically driven money transfer growth—namely, the differential between population growth in developing and developed countries—remains in place for the foreseeable future.
Bears
A stricter stance on immigration in developed countries could limit immigrant populations and reduce their employment opportunities and money transfer volume.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $6.65
- Day Range
- $6.63–6.79
- 52-Week Range
- $5.87–10.35
- Bid/Ask
- $6.72 / $6.78
- Shares Outstanding
- 312.06M
- Market Cap
- $2.10B
- Volume/Avg
- 8M / 9M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 4.62
- Price/Sales
- 0.53
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 14.14%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 14.14%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Total Yield
- 18.31%
Company Profile
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 2025 and is the largest money transfer company in the world.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Credit Services
- Stock Style Box
- Small Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 9,600
- Website
- https://www.westernunion.com
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Valuation
Metric | WU | PYPL | MA |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 4.62 | 8.85 | 33.56 |
Price/Book Value | 2.36 | 2.55 | 85.43 |
Price/Sales | 0.53 | 1.56 | 16.17 |
Price/Cash Flow | 3.25 | 7.24 | 26.96 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
Metric | WU | PYPL | MA |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.04 | 1.23 | 0.65 |
Current Ratio | 1.04 | 1.26 | 1.01 |
Interest Coverage | 3.81 | 11.80 | 26.76 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
Metric | WU | PYPL | MA |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.61% | 7.46% | 31.71% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 49.04% | 30.28% | 251.80% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 15.15% | 19.29% | 64.69% |
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