$198,000 of WESTERN UNION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Cross border remittance issues; remittance issues related to Cuba; legal issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo; issues related to Ukrainian sanctions; remittance activity and outbound remittance activity from Iraq; bank de-risking; general issues concerning money service businesses; anti-money laundering and terrorist finance issues including money service business know your customer and know your agent requirements; issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act regarding remittances; issues related to financial fraud; privacy and related issues working with law enforcement; human trafficking; identification requirements for consumers utilizing money transmitters; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. Cross border remittance issues; remittance issues related to Cuba; legal issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo; issues related to Ukrainian sanctions; remittance activity and outbound remittance activity from Iraq; bank de-risking; general issues concerning money service businesses; anti-money laundering and terrorist finance issues including money service business know your customer and know your agent requirements; issues related to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act regarding remittances; issues related to financial fraud; privacy and related issues working with law enforcement; human trafficking; identification requirements for consumers utilizing money transmitters; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. General remittance issues; human trafficking and smuggling issues; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. General remittance issues; human trafficking and smuggling issues; taxes and/ or fees related to money transmission/ remittances and the budget reconciliation process. Remittance Tax and Reconciliation legislation Cuba remittances, remittances generally to various countries, remittances to Somalia Remittance taxes and the reconciliation process, Remittance tax and implementation thereof, remittance tax and the reconciliation process, section 163(j) deduction of foreign interest/expenses"
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WU Insider Trading Activity
WU insiders have traded $WU stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WU stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- GIOVANNI ANGELINI (President Europe, Africa, MEPA) purchased 10,000 shares for an estimated $89,540
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
WU Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 247 institutional investors add shares of WU stock to their portfolio, and 287 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 10,644,796 shares (-87.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $99,103,050
- SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 7,886,978 shares (+11759.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $73,427,765
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 6,087,613 shares (+401.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $56,675,677
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 4,966,422 shares (+1018.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $46,237,388
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 3,996,755 shares (-76.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $37,209,789
- J. GOLDMAN & CO LP added 3,970,718 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $36,967,384
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 3,633,049 shares (+3370.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $33,823,686
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
WU Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WU recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $WU in the last 6 months, with a median target of $9.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Ramsey El-Assal from Cantor Fitzgerald set a target price of $9.0 on 01/27/2026
- Sanjay Sakhrani from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $10.0 on 01/02/2026
- James Friedman from Susquehanna set a target price of $10.0 on 11/10/2025
- Timothy Chiodo from UBS set a target price of $9.0 on 11/10/2025
- Bryan Keane from Citigroup set a target price of $9.0 on 10/22/2025
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