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Western quote and profile

 
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16.45
  
STOCK
(0.02)  Macroaxis: -0.12 Down   0.12%  
Year To Date
11.9319.14
Last 1 Month(s)
14.5716.71
Trading Day 
16.3216.46
May 24 2013 

Diversification Suggestion

Use Western to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences normal downward trend and little activity
Analyze The Western Union Trend or Check current 30 days Western correlation with market (S&P 500)
1 Month Beta -0.61  
Highest Price:  
Lowest Price:  
16.71  
14.57  
May 22 2013 
April 24 2013 
As returns on market increase, returns on owning Western are expected to decrease at a much smaller rate. During bear market, Western is likely to outperform the market.
The Western Union Company Almost negative betaThe Western Union Beta Legend
WU United States NYSE
The Western Union Company
Financial
Credit Services
Benchmark S&P 500
http://www.westernunion.com
Contact Number: 720. 332. 1000
Currency: USD - US Dollar
Traded on New York Stock Exchange
    
Current Valuation10.53 B
Shares Outstanding568.77 M
Number of Shares Shorted25.07 M
Revenue5.66 B
 United States Nasdaq   0.97 % Macroaxis: 0.97 Moved Up  
 
 United States Russel   0.00 % No Change  
 United States SP 500   0.06 % Macroaxis: 0.06 Moved Down  
 
 thisRed WU WU agains markets  0.12 % Macroaxis: 0.12 Moved Down  
 
 United States NYSE   0.25 % Macroaxis: 0.25 Moved Down  
 
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Western Leadership

Hikmet Ersek CEO and President and Director
Jack Greenberg Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board and Presidentiding Director
J Thompson Executive Vice President - Global Operations, CIO
Diane Scott Executive Vice President Chief Marketing Officer and President - Western Union Ventures

Western Price and Market Media

The median price of Western for the period between Wed, Apr 24, 2013 and Fri, May 24, 2013 is 15.99 with a coefficient of variation of 4.69. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 0.74, arithmetic mean of 15.82, and mean deviation of 0.61. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
Western         SP 500
Price Growth (%)
 
1
Western Union signs agreement with large Mexican bank04/25/2013Macroaxis: Bizjournals News
2
Preview The Western Union Company To Declares Results ...04/30/2013Macroaxis: News
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UPDATE Goldman Sachs Raises PT on The Western Union Company ...05/02/2013Macroaxis: News
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The Western Union Company PT Raised to 17.00 at Credit Suiss...05/07/2013Macroaxis: News
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Western Union to Present at the J.P. Morgan Global Technolog...05/09/2013Businesswire News
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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY Western Union shares could rise in...05/13/2013Macroaxis: News
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Western Union eh phisher person Network World05/15/2013Macroaxis: News
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THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY Western Union Responds to Oklahoma...05/22/2013Macroaxis: News

Western Summary

The Western Union Company [WU] is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Englewood, CO and employs 9,000 people. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with market capitalization of 8.9 B. The Western Union Company is active under Financial sector as part of Credit Services industry. This company has 568.77 M outstanding shares of which 25.07 M shares are at this time sold short in the market by investors with about 3.7 days to cover all shorted shares.
The Western Union Company offer money movement and payment services worldwide. more
Past Market
Over 30
Days
21
Out Of
100
 
Chance of
Less
Than
43 %
 
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Correlation analysis and fundamentals comparison between The Western Union and Visa Inc

Western Executives

Scott Scheirman CFO and Executive VP

Western Directors

Linda Levinson Independent Director
Solomon Trujillo Director
Betsy Holden Independent Director
Wulf Schimmelmann Independent Director
Roberto Mendoza Independent Director

Western Management

Robin Heller Chief Integration Officer and Executive VP
David Thompson CIO and Executive VP of Global Operations
Jean Farah Sr. VP of Middle East and Africa

Western Fundamentals

Z Score vs Cash and Equivalents
Current Valuation vs Operating Margin
Z Score vs One Year High
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Western May 24 2013 Opportunity Range

Downside Deviation0.8132
Information Ratio0.2597
Maximum Drawdown6.31
Value At Risk(0.70)
Potential Upside1.96

 
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