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The Western Union vs Visa

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WU · V

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

WU -14.3%V +7.2%
Visa edges it on the scoreable measures. Visa has the highest Quant Rating (48); Visa has done best over the past year (+6%); Visa earns the most per share.
WUV
Snapshot
Sector--Credit Services
Last price6.11372.10
Change today-0.49%+0.39%
1-year return-16.0%+6.4%
Market cap$1.91B$695.96B
52-week range5.87 – 9.44292.74 – 385.57
Valuation
P/E (TTM)4.9331.67
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range25th49th
P/B2.0819.78
Dividend yield15.38%0.70%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)1.5210.20
Net profit (TTM)$474.06M$19.08B
Revenue (TTM)$4.04B$44.49B
Revenue growth (YoY)-1.3%+14.4%
Gross margin35.1%80.2%
Operating margin15.9%65.6%
Net margin9.8%50.3%
Free cash flow (TTM)$424.10M$21.01B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership98.7%83.0%
Insider activity (12mo)28 buy / 22 sell22 buy / 28 sell
Short interest (% of float)15.8%1.0%
Analyst consensus50% hold / 50% sell (10)96% buy / 4% hold (27)
Analyst price target$7 (+9%)$429 (+15%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingD (23)C (48)
Company
Employees9,60034,100
Founded18511958

▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.