Western Union Company’s recently made public 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 $8.14 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.
Citigroup initiated its Western Union Company [WU] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on October 23, 2025; the price target was $9. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Monness Crespi & Hardt’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in late July has reiterated a ‘”a Sell”‘ rating for it. Oppenheimer started covering the stock on June 02, 2025. It rated WU as “a Perform”.
Price Performance Review of WU
On Monday, Western Union Company [NYSE:WU] saw its stock fall -0.67% to $8.91. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 10.00%. Western Union Company shares have fallen nearly -22.86% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -15.94% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $11.94 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 8.78, which if violated will result in even more drops to 8.66. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 9.03. A further resistance level may holdings at 9.16.
How much short interest is there in Western Union Company?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Western Union Company stocks on 2025-10-15, growing by 5.21 million shares to a total of 46.0 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 40.79 million shares. There was a rise of 11.32%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
