Western Union
New York symbol WU, provides money transfer and foreign exchange services.
WESTERN UNION CO. $16 (New York symbol WU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 619.1 million; Market cap: $9.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.westernunion.com) earned $249.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. That’s up 0.6% from $247.9 million a year earlier. Due to fewer shares outstanding, earnings per share …read more »
WESTERN UNION CO. $21 (New York symbol WU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 632.3 million; Market cap: $13.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.westernunion.com) provides money-transfer and foreign-exchange services in over 200 countries.
The company earned $210.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011, up 1.1% from $207.9 million a year …read more »
Bank stocks tend to account for the bulk of most investors’ Finance-sector holdings. Banks are writing down fewer loans as the economy recovers and borrowers pay back their loans, but demand for new mortgages and other loans remains weak.
To diversify your Finance holdings, we recommend investing in non-bank financial-services companies, such as these six. We have a high opinion of …read more »
Western Union, symbol WU on New York, provides money-transfer and foreign-exchange services in over 200 countries and territories.
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In the 2011 first quarter, Western Union reported revenue of $1.3 billion. That’s up 4.1% from $1.2 billion in the comparable 2010 period.
The company …read more »
Western Union Co. (New York symbol WU) provides money-transfer and foreign-exchange services in over 200 countries.
In 2010, Western Union reported revenue of $5.2 billion. That’s up 2.1% from $5.1 billion in 2009. If you exclude the negative impact of exchange rates, revenue would have risen 3%.
The company earned $909.9 million in 2010, up 7.2% from $848.8 million in 2009. …read more »
WESTERN UNION CO. $19 (New York symbol WU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 655.9 million; Market cap: $12.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.westernunion.com) provides money-transfer and foreign-exchange services in over 200 countries.
Demand for money transfers continues to rise as the global economy recovers. As a result, Western Union’s cash flow should …read more »
WESTERN UNION CO. $18 (New York symbol WU; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 656.2 million; Market cap: $11.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 1.3%; WSSF Rating: Above Average) earned $0.38 a share in the three months ended September 30, 2010. That’s up 15.2% from $0.33 a year earlier. The latest results exclude costs to reorganize Western Union’s …read more »
THE WESTERN UNION CO. $28 (New York symbol WU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 740.0 million; Market cap: $20.7 billion; WSSF Rating: Above average) provides money transfer and foreign exchange services. It operates in more than 200 countries through a network of 335,000 agents, such as post offices, banks and retailers. Over 80% of Western Union’s agents are …read more »
Many investors limit their holdings in the Finance sector to well-established banks. However, much of the world still operates on a cash basis. As well, the increasing migration of workers to faster-growing economies has spurred strong demand for reliable money-transfer services.
Western Union is the world’s largest provider of cash transfers. Its strong reputation and large international network should continue to …read more »
