Why Western Union Stock Bounced 4% Higher Today [Yahoo! Finance]
Western Union Company (The) (WU)
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Focused on news of a hefty share buyback program announced by the company, investors piled into the stock, boosting its price by 4% on the first trading day of the new week. That was more than good enough to beat the 0.4% rise of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) Of share buybacks and dividend payouts Western Union's board of directors has authorized a $1 billion common stock repurchase initiative that has no set expiration date. In announcing the program, the company said that the amount and timing of its buys will depend on the usual variety of factors, including but not limited to price and securities market conditions. Over the years, Western Union has actively repurchased its own stock. In 2023, it spent roughly $308 million on the activity; from 2018 to that year, its annual purchasing ranged from $240 million to $553 million. In addition to the fresh buyback program, the company declared its latest common stock quarterly dividend. It is to pay just under $0.24 per share on
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- 10/23/24 - Miss
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Sec Filings
- 12/17/24 - Form 8-K
- 12/4/24 - Form 8-K
- 11/14/24 - Form SC
- WU's page on the SEC website