Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ: WTW) is a global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps organizations manage risk, optimize benefits and cultivate talent. The firm combines insurance brokerage and risk management capabilities with human capital and benefits consulting, actuarial and analytics services, and technology-enabled solutions. Willis Towers Watson serves a broad client base that includes multinational and mid-sized corporations, public sector organizations, insurers and investment managers.

The company’s core activities encompass commercial and reinsurance brokerage, risk transfer and risk-financing advice, and claims advocacy, alongside employee benefits and retirement consulting. On the human capital side, Willis Towers Watson provides consulting in areas such as workforce strategy, compensation and rewards, talent and performance management, and benefits design and administration. Complementing advisory services, the firm develops data, analytics and software tools intended to support decision-making in areas including benefits administration, actuarial modeling, investment strategy and workforce analytics.

Willis Towers Watson was formed through industry consolidation: Towers Watson itself emerged from the 2010 combination of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt, and in 2016 Towers Watson merged with Willis Group to create the current global platform. The combined organization leverages the legacy capabilities of its predecessor firms to offer integrated risk and human capital solutions. Its business model emphasizes cross-disciplinary teams that blend consulting expertise with market access and transaction execution.

Operating across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific, Willis Towers Watson positions itself as a partner for organizations seeking to align risk management, people strategies and capital allocation. The firm places particular emphasis on using data and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes for clients and continues to expand its technology and intelligence offerings to support complex global programs. Willis Towers Watson is publicly traded under the ticker WTW.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $345.73 to $351.51
• 50-Day Range: $252.97 to $350.75
• 52-Week Range: $240.61 to $352.79
• Volume: 536,175 shs
• Average Volume: 602,857 shs
• Market Capitalization: $32.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.33
• Dividend Yield: 1.11%
• Price Target: $369.38
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Willis Towers Watson Public scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 182nd out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Willis Towers Watson Public has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Willis Towers Watson Public is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Willis Towers Watson Public has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Willis Towers Watson Public are expected to grow by 14.43% in the coming year, from $19.82 to $22.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 21.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 21.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.59.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Willis Towers Watson Public has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Willis Towers Watson Public has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.12% of the float of Willis Towers Watson Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Willis Towers Watson Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.12.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Willis Towers Watson Public has recently decreased by 18.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Willis Towers Watson Public pays a meaningful dividend of 1.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Willis Towers Watson Public has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 23.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Willis Towers Watson Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.93% next year. This indicates that Willis Towers Watson Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Willis Towers Watson Public has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Willis Towers Watson Public this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for WTW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Willis Towers Watson Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Willis Towers Watson Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.40% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.09% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Insurance Brokers
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WTW
• CIK: 1140536
• Web: www.willistowerswatson.com
• Phone: 442031246000
• Fax: 44-20-3124-8223
• Employees: 46,900
• Year Founded: 1828

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Willis Towers Watson Public: $369.38
• High Price Target: $455.00
• Low Price Target: $300.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.50
• P/E Growth: 1.01
• Net Income: $1.61 billion
• Net Margins: 15.49%
• Pretax Margin: 19.85%
• Return on Equity: 22.19%
• Return on Assets: 6.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.32
• Cash Flow: $21.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.96
• Book Value: $83.66 per share
• Price / Book: 4.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 92,870,000
• Free Float: 92,501,000
• Market Cap: $32.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42