The Western Union Company (WU)

16.40 -0.23  -1.38%  May 31, 8:00PM Go Pro
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The Western Union Company Return on Equity: 198.9%

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WU Return on Equity Rankings

Overall 98th percentile 41 of 4056
Sector 98th percentile 14 of 782 in Services
Industry 96th percentile 3 of 81 in Business Services

WU Return on Equity Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 198.9% Mar 2012
Maximum 9647% Mar 2009
Average 1092%

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WU News

HIGH $CALL VOLU $GGB 1521% $LUK 803% $WU 698% $ACE 602% $AGU 569% $MET 538% $SPLS 468% $WLP 428% $LUV 370% $TGT 325%
about 18 hours ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $GGB 1518% $LUK 752% $WU 689% $ACE 593% $AGU 516% $SPLS 468% $JOY 262% $TRV 234% $HD 222% $TGT 217%
about 20 hours ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $LUK 686% $WU 684% $AGU 501% $SPLS 464% $TRV 208% $JOY 184% $AU 183% $SCHW 181% $HD 176% $XLB 170%
about 22 hours ago by livevol_pro
Western Union Signs Veridian Credit Union
May 30, 8:00AM Business Wire
[$$] New Zealand Dollar Mixed Late After Day Of Offshore Cues
May 30, 2:05AM The Wall Street Journal
$$ $SPY 3DayCharts: Good: $WPX $SEE $TSN $NDAQ $RRC Bad: $PM $SUN $WU $LO $MO $STUDY
about 23 days ago by stockspot
HIGH $CALL VOLU $EWJ 1984% $ARMH 909% $GLNG 700% $WU 692% $OMX 640% $CTAS 576% $STJ 567% $MWE 493% $MET 432% $VMED 406%
about 23 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $EWJ 1983% $WU 689% $CTAS 575% $GLNG 473% $MWE 467% $DIS 366% $MELI 356% $EGO 346% $EXXI 332% $KRO 286%
about 23 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $SNY 5215% $ARCO 2641% $NWL 2252% $ERIC 1555% $AON 1501% $AVP 946% $HAS 802% $UFS 801% $HRB 768% $WU 751%
about 28 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $NWL 2251% $AON 1360% $ERIC 997% $AVP 890% $UFS 801% $HAS 798% $WU 744% $HOT 718% $HRB 661% $GR 591%
about 28 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $NWL 2228% $HOT 699% $WU 689% $HAS 606% $SPRD 332% $HLF 274% $GES 223% $MCO 197% $VLO 195% $MET 170%
about 28 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $DPS 1141% $HLF 906% $NUS 765% $PVA 657% $PRU 616% $MFC 468% $ROST 443% $SYY 441% $WFM 418% $WU 367%
about 29 days ago by livevol_pro
HIGH $CALL VOLU $NUS 2148% $CGNX 1868% $AET 1348% $RGP 1181% $QSII 1175% $HCP 970% $WU 953% $IACI 853% $HLF 837% $CNW 795%
about 30 days ago by livevol_pro
$WU filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3c5U
about 31 days ago by MarketBrief
HIGH $CALL VOLU $LFC 719% $PFCB 415% $ACAS 409% $JCP 385% $WU 287% $MCO 259% $HLF 215% $RRD 214% $DPZ 209% $XLY 179%
about 31 days ago by livevol_pro
$WU http://stks.co/3Z1e Inverse H&amp;S w. space in a gap overhead. Trail the neckline
about 34 days ago by TAtrader22
$wu working, bc I sold yesterday for a loss.
about 35 days ago by The_Phenom
trailing stops in the green on $xiv $valv &amp; $thc but $wu is slower to go.
about 36 days ago by Good2go
$WU moving up a bit.... woowoo! have a small position. also in $xiv but seriously need some $THC - lol
about 36 days ago by Good2go
$wu failed
about 36 days ago by The_Phenom
$wu 100k block at the ask
about 36 days ago by The_Phenom
$WU picked some up at close, like the chart, earnings, upgrade, gap window. what&#39;s not to like?
about 37 days ago by Good2go
$WU http://stks.co/3VmG working on a breakout...
about 37 days ago by stt2318
Listen to $WU Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 08:30 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Tf3
about 38 days ago by earningscast
http://stks.co/3TSK Earning to focus before market opens: $MMM $T $AKS $BHI $CIT $HSY $LPL $PCAR $RYN $WFT $X $WU
about 38 days ago by freefdawatchlistcom
$WU Tues am EPS - estimates $0.40
about 39 days ago by MinervasMomma
$WU http://stks.co/3Qm3 long setup
about 42 days ago by stt2318

Recent Quotes

Symbol Price Chg Chg % Market Cap
WU 16.40 -0.23 -1.38% 10.17B
WTW 56.74 -0.25 -0.44% 4.176B
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WSTG 13.21 -0.04 -0.30% 61.69M
WST 47.80 -0.05 -0.10% 1.615B
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