Western Union Co Stock Price Prediction
| WU Stock | USD 11.02 0.08 0.72% |
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Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.706 | EPS Estimate Next Quarter 0.43 | EPS Estimate Current Year 1.7662 | EPS Estimate Next Year 1.8121 | Wall Street Target Price 12.9 |
Using Western Union hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Western Union Co from the perspective of Western Union response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.
Western Union Hype to Price Pattern
Investor biases related to Western Union's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in Western. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding Western can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around Western Union Co. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.
Some investors profit by finding stocks that are overvalued or undervalued based on market sentiment. The correlation of Western Union's market sentiment to its price can help taders to make decisions based on the overall investors consensus about Western Union.
The fear of missing out, i.e., FOMO, can cause potential investors in Western Union to buy its stock at a price that has no basis in reality. In that case, they are not buying Western because the equity is a good investment, but because they need to do something to avoid the feeling of missing out. On the other hand, investors will often sell stocks at prices well below their value during bear markets because they need to stop feeling the pain of losing money.
Western Union after-hype prediction price | USD 11.0 |
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
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Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Western Union's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Western Union After-Hype Price Prediction Density Analysis
As far as predicting the price of Western Union at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Western Union or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Western Union, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
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Western Union Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility
In the context of predicting Western Union's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Western Union's historical news coverage. Western Union's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 9.78 and 12.22, respectively. We have considered Western Union's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models outperform traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
Western Union is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Western Union is based on 3 months time horizon.
Western Union Stock Price Prediction Analysis
Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Western Union is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Western Union backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Western Union, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
| Expected Return | Period Volatility | Hype Elasticity | Related Elasticity | News Density | Related Density | Expected Hype |
0.12 | 1.22 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 11 Events / Month | 11 Events / Month | In about 11 days |
| Latest traded price | Expected after-news price | Potential return on next major news | Average after-hype volatility | ||
11.02 | 11.00 | 0.18 |
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Western Union Hype Timeline
As of November 28, 2024 Western Union is listed for 11.02. The entity has historical hype elasticity of -0.02, and average elasticity to hype of competition of -0.03. Western is anticipated to decline in value after the next headline, with the price expected to drop to 11.0. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company price is over 100%. The price decline on the next news is expected to be -0.18%, whereas the daily expected return is at this time at -0.12%. The volatility of related hype on Western Union is about 533.53%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 10.99. About 94.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.25. Western Union last dividend was issued on the 16th of September 2024. Allowing for the 90-day total investment horizon the next anticipated press release will be in about 11 days. Check out Western Union Basic Forecasting Models to cross-verify your projections.Western Union Related Hype Analysis
Having access to credible news sources related to Western Union's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Western Union's future price movements. Getting to know how Western Union's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Western Union may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Western Union Additional Predictive Modules
Most predictive techniques to examine Western price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Western using various technical indicators. When you analyze Western charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.| Cycle Indicators | ||
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About Western Union Predictive Indicators
The successful prediction of Western Union stock price could yield a significant profit to investors. But is it possible? The efficient-market hypothesis suggests that all published stock prices of traded companies, such as Western Union Co, already reflect all publicly available information. This academic statement is a fundamental principle of many financial and investing theories used today. However, the typical investor usually disagrees with a 'textbook' version of this hypothesis and continually tries to find mispriced stocks to increase returns. We use internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of Western Union based on analysis of Western Union hews, social hype, general headline patterns, and widely used predictive technical indicators.
We also calculate exposure to Western Union's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Western Union's related companies. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (projected) | Dividend Yield | 0.0526 | 0.0683 | 0.079 | 0.0829 | Price To Sales Ratio | 1.43 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.96 |
Story Coverage note for Western Union
The number of cover stories for Western Union depends on current market conditions and Western Union's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Western Union is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Western Union's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.
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Western Union Short Properties
Western Union's future price predictability will typically decrease when Western Union's long traders begin to feel the short-sellers pressure to drive the price lower. The predictive aspect of Western Union Co often depends not only on the future outlook of the potential Western Union's investors but also on the ongoing dynamics between investors with different trading styles. Because the market risk indicators may have small false signals, it is better to identify suitable times to hedge a portfolio using different long/short signals. Western Union's indicators that are reflective of the short sentiment are summarized in the table below.
| Common Stock Shares Outstanding | 371.8 M | |
| Cash And Short Term Investments | 1.3 B |
Additional Tools for Western Stock Analysis
When running Western Union's price analysis, check to measure Western Union's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Western Union is operating at the current time. Most of Western Union's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Western Union's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Western Union's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Western Union to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.