Moody's Corporation vs Western Union Co — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $476.73 (market cap $82.52B), while Western Union Co trades at $7.05 (market cap $2.20B). The key difference: Moody's Corporation is far larger — about 37.5× Western Union Co's market cap, and Western Union Co pays the higher dividend (13.33%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MCO | WU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $82.52B | $2.20B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $10.28 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $6.36 |
Enterprise Value | $88.54B | $2.10B |
Dividend Yield | 0.86% | 13.33% |
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Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
Read more on MCO →Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 500,000 outside agents. It is the largest money transfer company in the world and one of only a few companies with a truly global agent network.
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