$203,210 of WESTERN UNION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"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 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."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
WU Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 228 institutional investors add shares of WU stock to their portfolio, and 221 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 4,047,737 shares (+12.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $42,825,057
- ALLIANZ ASSET MANAGEMENT GMBH removed 3,209,012 shares (-46.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $33,951,346
- WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC removed 2,583,037 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $27,328,531
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 1,835,062 shares (+16.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $19,414,955
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added 1,804,274 shares (+50.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $19,089,218
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. removed 1,520,121 shares (-86.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $16,082,880
- SCHWARTZ INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC added 1,375,000 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $14,547,500
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
WU Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WU in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Underweight" rating on 02/05/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for WU, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WU forecast page.
WU Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WU recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $WU in the last 6 months, with a median target of $10.75.
Here are some recent targets:
- Bryan Keane from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $9.0 on 07/17/2025
- Daniel Perlin from RBC Capital set a target price of $13.0 on 04/24/2025
- Timothy Chiodo from UBS set a target price of $10.5 on 04/24/2025
- Sanjay Sakhrani from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $11.0 on 04/24/2025
- James Friedman from Susquehanna set a target price of $11.0 on 04/24/2025
- James Faucette from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $9.0 on 02/05/2025
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