Western Union (WU Quick QuoteWU - Free Report) reported $1.1 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2023, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.8%. EPS of $0.43 for the same period compares to $0.42 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 billion, representing a surprise of +6.26%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +13.16%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.38.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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-to-Consumer - Transactions: 70.6 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 64.9 million.
• Revenue- Other: $44.90 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $65.66 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -30.5%.
• Revenue- Consumer-to-Consumer: $1.02 billion versus $961.42 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.7% change.

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Shares of Western Union have returned +2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.6% 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.