5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Western Union
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, money transfer agent Western Union (NYS: WU) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Western Union's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Western Union facts
Headquarters (founded) | Englewood, Colo. (1851) |
Market Cap | $10.2 billion |
Industry | Data processing and outsourced services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $5.6 billion |
Management | CEO Hikmet Ersek (since 2010) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 22.9% |
Cash/Debt | $1.4 billion / $3.6 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.4% |
Competitors | American Express |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 1,510 members who have rated Western Union believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, mitleg, offered a nicely balanced take on the opportunity:
Cheap by most measurements, except price to book. Moderate projected earnings. Low [PEG ratio]. The big concern is debt. There is a lot of it. On the positive side, is that it has a nice moat. Seems like it is do for a bounce after getting beaten down a lot.
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