Western Union Company (WU)

Add a New Bulls Reason Company: Western Union Company (WU) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 100% agree 1 votes   Western Union's unmatched and growing network of agents Created when NYSE:WU was $20.97 | Edit | History Western Union’s unmatched and growing network of agents (almost 3 times as many as MoneyGram’s) serves to keep Western Union as the key player globally. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   Remittances still on the rise Created when NYSE:WU was $19.68 | Edit | History World Bank estimates that remittances in 2008 were $283b, up from $265b in 2007. These numbers were estimated from nearly 200m migrants from developing countries, and don't include unrecorded remittances. With the economy and world labor markets recovering, Western Union has the potential to hold, as well as gain more, revenue through consumer-to-consumer fees because of its massive global network position. As the labor markets bounce back, WU should see an upward trend in remittance fees. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   WU has huge moat and strong business model Top Contributor: Jonathan J. Smith | Created when NYSE:WU was $13.10 | Edit | History WU has a large network and gives consumers access to international products -- a nice asset for U.S. businesses to use when expanding internationally, away from the U.S. Economy. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   Western Union's strong position as a market share leader with brand name recognition Created when NYSE:WU was $20.97 | Edit | History Western Union’s strong position as a market share leader with brand name recognition (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes   The large and growing migrant population is driving Western Union's growth Created when NYSE:WU was $20.97 | Edit | History The large and growing migrant population is driving Western Union's growth. (100 character max) Cancel

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