Compared to Estimates, Western Union (WU) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Western Union performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Consumer Money Transfer transactions - Total: 73.5 million compared to the 72.29 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Consumer Money Transfer - Cross-border principal: 27.2 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of 27.29 billion.
• Revenue- Consumer Services: $147.1 million versus $154.74 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.3% change.
• Revenue- Consumer Money Transfer: $866.1 million compared to the $852.19 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2.1% year over year.
• Segment Operating Income (Loss)- Consumer Services: $23.3 million versus $40.82 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Segment Operating Income (Loss)- Consumer Money Transfer: $125.7 million versus $145.48 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Western Union have returned +3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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