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11/20/2009 4:03 PM

The Western Union Company (WU)

CAPS Rating:
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The Company deals in money transfer, providing people with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send money around the world, pay bills and purchase money orders.

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1265 Outperforms
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Spin-off - 2006 (20), Cyclical (3522), Large Cap (379), International Stock (694), IT Services (97), Distressed (1623), Growth (1883), Information Technology (985), S&P 500 (500), Blue Chip (113), Colorado (8)
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The Western Union Company At A Glance

Current Price: $18.83
Last Trade Time: 11/20/2009 4:03 PM
Open: $19.21
Previous Close: $19.28
Daily Range: $18.71 - $19.25
52-Week Range: $10.05 - $20.64
Volume: 9,319,856
Market Cap: $13.03B
P/E Ratio: 15.67
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The Western Union Company (WU)

Avatar dudemonkey (91.27) Submitted: 10/28/09 12:45 PM

Here's Western Union's business model in a nutshell. You go to WU and give them money. They then turn around and give someone else LESS MONEY. Multiply that by 350,000 locations worldwide and you'll see why I like this business. It's got a great brand (ask 10 people to name 1 other way to send m...More

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The Western Union Company (WU)

Avatar ceeblack (71.10) Submitted: 9/23/08 7:45 AM

job market is slowing down for our south of the border friends. You have be able to make it , to be able send it home.

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Avatar ET69 (< 20) Submitted: 11/16/09 1:38 AM : Underperform Start Price: $19.54 WU Score: 2.77

world economy heads into another crash........

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Avatar SunnyGranny (37.11) Submitted: 11/10/09 6:14 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.73 WU Score: -3.76

OUTPERFORM

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Avatar samstevens (63.17) Submitted: 11/07/09 12:53 AM : Underperform Start Price: $19.00 WU Score: 2.27

they're a little high right now. The buisness seems good but i think they're coming back up too fast. The EPS just took a recent downturn.

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Avatar dudemonkey (91.27) Submitted: 10/28/09 12:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $18.91 WU Score: -2.67

Here's Western Union's business model in a nutshell. You go to WU and give them money. They then turn around and give someone else LESS MONEY. Multiply that by 350,000 locations worldwide and you'll see why I like this business. It's got a great brand (ask 10 people to name 1 other way to send money internationally), over a century-long track record of innovation, and they are paying down the debt they were saddled with after being spun off of First Data.

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Avatar germanjuggler (< 20) Submitted: 10/21/09 9:15 AM : Underperform Start Price: $19.22 WU Score: 2.39

overvalued

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TrackCreditSuiss 90.95 07/09/09 Outperform NS $16.20+16.23%+24.13%-7.89
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TrackBarclaysCap 86.21 04/07/09 Outperform NS $13.19+42.76%+34.56%+8.20
TrackJohnKeeley < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $20.88-9.80%-24.86%+15.06 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
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TrackPatDorsey 71.52 07/20/07 Outperform 5Y $20.58-8.49%-24.96%+16.47
TrackCalyonSec < 20 04/10/07 Outperform NS $22.97-18.01%-19.85%+1.84
TrackJimCramer 36.31 03/26/07 Outperform 3W $22.53-16.41%-19.21%+2.80
TrackAGEdwards 84.75 03/23/07 Outperform NS $21.88-13.94%-19.26%+5.31
TrackCitigroup < 20 10/19/06 Outperform NS $19.31-2.50%-14.81%+12.31
TrackWMBlair < 20 10/04/06 Outperform NS $19.91-5.42%-12.65%+7.23
TrackTWeisel < 20 10/02/06 Outperform NS $19.11-1.48%-13.01%+11.52
TrackJefferies 31.78 10/02/06 Outperform NS $19.11-1.48%-13.01%+11.52

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