A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Western Union Company’s current trading price is -5.75% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 28.93%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $10.37 and $14.19. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Financial reached around 2.84 million for the day, which was evidently lower than the average daily volume of 4.5 million over the last three months.
The stock market performance of Western Union Company has been very steady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $14.19 on 03/08/24, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $10.37, recorded on 05/02/23.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Western Union Company (WU) has experienced a quarterly rise of 10.04% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 4.58B and boasts a workforce of 9000 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 12.64, with a change in price of +1.41. Similarly, Western Union Company recorded 4,543,519 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +11.79%.
How WU’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for WU stands at 5.57. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 4.72.
WU Stock Stochastic Average
Western Union Company’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 68.07%. This represents a surge from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 27.17%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 35.21% and 35.06%, respectively.
WU Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, indicating either a pessimistic or optimistic outlook depending on how you look at it. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded an increase of 12.16%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been weaker by 1.60%. The price of WU decreased -4.91% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -2.41%.
