Western Union Company’s filing revealed that its CEO & President McGranahan Devin acquired Company’s shares for reported $1.5 million on Aug 21 ’25. In the deal valued at $8.49 per share,176,470 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, McGranahan Devin now holds 913,125 shares worth roughly $7.26 million.
Then, Cagwin Matthew bought 17,500 shares, generating $146,300 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $8.36, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 225,611 shares.
Monness Crespi & Hardt reiterated its Western Union Company [WU] rating to a Sell in a research note published on July 29, 2025; the price target was $7. Oppenheimer began covering WU with “Perform” recommendation on June 02, 2025. Monness Crespi & Hardt revised its rating on April 24, 2025. It rated WU as “a Sell” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of WU
On Friday, Western Union Company [NYSE:WU] saw its stock jump 0.89% to $7.95. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.33%. Western Union Company shares have fallen nearly -33.75% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -25.00% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $12.40 was reached on 03/10/25, a 52-week low of $7.85 was recorded on 09/25/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For WU Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 7.86, which if violated will result in even more drops to 7.77. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 8.04. A further resistance level may holdings at 8.12.
How much short interest is there in Western Union Company?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Western Union Company stocks on 2025-09-15, growing by 10.29 million shares to a total of 40.79 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 30.5 million shares. There was a rise of 25.23%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
