Western Union Co reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• Western Union Co WU.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 40 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 37 cents. The mean expectation of eighteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 42 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 37 cents to 46 cents per share.

• Revenue rose 0.6% to $1.06 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $1.03 billion.

• Western Union Co's reported EPS for the quarter was $1.13​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $385.7 million.

• Western Union Co shares had fallen by 3.1% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 1.5% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, three analysts negatively revised earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy," 11 "hold" and 7 "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the business support services peer group is also "hold"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Western Union Co is $12.00

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