I want to thank the OP. Without this thread I never would have looked seriously at Western Unions financial performance. I just had my portfolio manager buy into WU. Their performance over the last few years has been amazing. Take a look:
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/wu
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WU
http://ir.westernunion.com/investor-relations/stock-information/default.aspx
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/wu
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WU
http://ir.westernunion.com/investor-relations/stock-information/default.aspx
What were your ratios I would consider crunching some numbers but I am thinking of their 5 year performance
It's basically back to 2008 levels before the crash like the rest of the market after the recovery so kind of tepid about the market at this time myself.
That said it looks to hit around 18-20 dollars this year so its a nice return for a stock.
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. +9.25 (12.50%) over 52 weeks is a hell of a return for a common stock. There is no way to predict a long term hold like 5 years from current data because the previous 5 would include the 2008-2012 crash data. Use of WU's service increased dramatically during the crash and historically paints a false positive picture but an anticipated 12 month return like that is hard to pass up.
