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Western Union Company’s: Contrasting Stock Performances in a Volatile Market

The market performance of Western Union Company’s stock has been turbulent in recent times. Over the last year, the company’s stock reached its highest point at $14.19 on 03/08/24, while the lowest value for the same duration was $10.17 on 02/03/25.

52-week price history of WU Stock

A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can reveal much about its current status and future trajectory. Western Union Company’s current trading price is -27.61% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 0.98%. The stock’s price range during this period has spanned from $10.17 to $14.19. In the Financial sector, the Western Union Company’s shares surpassed a trading volume of approximately 7.17 million for the day, which was noticeably higher compared to the average daily volume of 9.4.66 million over the past three months.

Market Capitalization and Financial Performance: An In-Depth Look

Western Union Company (WU) has experienced a quarterly decline of -4.91% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 3.47B and boasts a workforce of 9000 employees.

Making Sense of Trading Volume and Moving Average Data

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 11.06, with a change in price of -1.87. Similarly, Western Union Company recorded 4,607,577 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -15.40%.

Examining WU’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: What You Need to Know

The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a crucial measure that sheds light on a company’s financial health and market standing. It is determined by dividing a company’s overall liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, showing the extent of a company’s debt usage in financing its assets compared to the shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for WU stands at 3.96. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 2.52.

WU Stock Stochastic Average

Today, Western Union Company’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days stands at 16.58%, indicating a decline from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was 39.66%. Moreover, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values over the past 20 days were 39.04% and 36.06% respectively.

WU Stock Price Performance Analysis

The stock price performance over the year has been a mixed bag, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic depending on the observer. The index has shown a price loss of -3.11% this year. Over the last six months, there has been a stronger performance of -12.00%. The price of WU leaped by -3.11% during the last 30 days period. For the last 5-days stocks have slided -1.06%.

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