Western Union CO (WU)
The Western Union Co. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of money transfer and payment services. It operates through the following segments: Consumer Money Transfer, Business Solutions, and Consumer Services. The Consumer Money Transfer segment facilitates money transfers, which are primarily sent from retail agent locations worldwide or through websites and mobile devices. The Business Solutions segment focuses on the payment and foreign exchange solutions, primarily cross-border, cross-currency transactions, for small and medium size enterprises and other organizations and individuals. The Consumer Services segment includes the company’s bill payment services which facilitate payments for consumers, businesses, and other organizations, as well as the company’s money order services, retail foreign exchange services, prepaid cards, lending partnerships, and digital wallets. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.
Address
7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE
DENVER, CO 80237
Founded
1851
Number of Employees
9,000
Website
http://www.westernunion.com
Buyback
Buyback Data | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Average |
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$ Amount Purchased ($ in 000s) |
$495,806 | $512,715 | $499,009 | $502,549 | $413,744 | $552,774 | $237,729 | $339,739 | $364,277 | $308,063 | $181,946 | $400,759 |
Average Price | $16.63 | $19.94 | $19.37 | $19.55 | $19.82 | $20.04 | $25.42 | $19.95 | $15.87 | $12.37 | $12.76 | $18.07 |
# Shares Purchased | 29,809,460 | 25,712,343 | 25,756,853 | 25,701,743 | 20,874,280 | 27,589,877 | 9,353,559 | 17,032,378 | 22,950,039 | 24,907,848 | 14,257,102 | 22,176,862 |
Buyback Performance | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Average |
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Total Return to Date | -33.9% | -44.8% | -43.2% | -43.7% | -44.5% | -45.1% | -56.7% | -44.9% | -30.7% | -11.1% | -13.8% | -39.1% |
S&P 500 Return to Date | 181.9% | 173.0% | 168.6% | 129.7% | 104.9% | 93.1% | 74.8% | 31.7% | 37.3% | 31.3% | 7.4% | 94.0% |
Excess Total Return | -215.7% | -217.8% | -211.8% | -173.5% | -149.4% | -138.2% | -131.6% | -76.5% | -68.0% | -42.4% | -21.2% | -133.1% |
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