The Western Union Company

LSE:0LVJ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.4b

Western Union Valuation

Is 0LVJ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 0LVJ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0LVJ ($13.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($29.31)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0LVJ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0LVJ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

0LVJ key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA5.7x
PEG Ratio32.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0LVJ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0LVJ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.5x
WISE Wise
36.5x9.6%UK£7.9b
NETW Network International Holdings
39.9x30.4%UK£2.1b
BOKU Boku
65.2x23.0%UK£526.0m
PAY PayPoint
12.6x16.2%UK£383.0m
0LVJ Western Union
7.2x0.2%US$4.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0LVJ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x) compared to the peer average (38.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0LVJ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Diversified Financial Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.8%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

Fetching data

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.8%
n/an/an/a
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0LVJ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x) compared to the UK Diversified Financial industry average (12.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0LVJ's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

0LVJ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.2x
Fair PE Ratio14.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0LVJ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 0LVJ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$13.08
US$13.69
+4.6%
14.6%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$13.89
US$13.31
-4.2%
15.5%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$13.46
US$13.24
-1.7%
15.1%US$18.00US$10.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$12.67
US$13.12
+3.5%
15.9%US$18.00US$10.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$11.89
US$13.34
+12.2%
16.0%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$11.59
US$13.43
+15.9%
16.2%US$18.00US$10.00n/a15
Nov ’24US$11.35
US$13.43
+18.4%
16.2%US$18.00US$10.00n/a15
Oct ’24US$13.30
US$13.39
+0.7%
16.6%US$18.00US$10.00n/a14
Sep ’24US$12.47
US$13.31
+6.8%
15.7%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
Aug ’24US$12.08
US$13.31
+10.2%
15.7%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
Jul ’24US$11.70
US$12.53
+7.1%
18.8%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
Jun ’24US$11.47
US$12.56
+9.6%
19.8%US$18.00US$10.00n/a16
May ’24US$10.93
US$13.44
+23.0%
19.3%US$18.00US$10.00US$13.2016
Apr ’24US$11.12
US$13.79
+24.0%
17.4%US$18.00US$10.00US$13.8917
Mar ’24US$12.92
US$14.69
+13.7%
20.3%US$24.00US$10.00US$13.4618
Feb ’24US$14.14
US$13.97
-1.2%
15.4%US$18.00US$10.00US$12.6717
Jan ’24US$13.70
US$14.06
+2.6%
14.9%US$18.00US$10.00US$11.8917
Dec ’23US$14.61
US$14.61
+0.007%
20.9%US$24.00US$10.00US$11.5918
Nov ’23US$13.70
US$14.21
+3.7%
14.2%US$18.00US$10.00US$11.3517
Oct ’23US$13.73
US$17.75
+29.3%
15.7%US$24.00US$12.00US$13.3018
Sep ’23US$14.63
US$17.97
+22.8%
10.8%US$22.00US$14.00US$12.4717
Aug ’23US$16.94
US$18.76
+10.8%
11.3%US$24.00US$15.00US$12.0817
Jul ’23US$16.63
US$18.94
+13.9%
11.0%US$24.00US$15.00US$11.7016
Jun ’23US$17.88
US$19.28
+7.8%
11.8%US$24.00US$15.00US$11.4718
May ’23US$16.85
US$19.67
+16.8%
13.2%US$25.00US$15.00US$10.9318

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


Discover undervalued companies

Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.