8,090 Shares in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) Acquired by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 8,090 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,734,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.8% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company's stock valued at $682,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company's stock worth $440,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.9% in the first quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the company's stock worth $476,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.2% during the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 718 shares of the company's stock worth $243,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,197 shares of the company's stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total value of $505,200.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 11,982 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,783,316.50. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.32% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WTW has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $367.11.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

NASDAQ:WTW traded up $13.98 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $315.81. 1,042,425 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 634,252. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day moving average of $305.84 and a 200 day moving average of $316.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 1-year low of $271.01 and a 1-year high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.54% and a positive return on equity of 20.53%. Willis Towers Watson Public's quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.55 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -736.00%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Company Profile

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. It operates through two segments: Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking. The company offers strategy and design consulting, plan management service and support, broking and administration services for health, wellbeing, and other group benefit program, including medical, dental, disability, life, voluntary benefits and other coverages; actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for pension and retirement savings plans; retirement consulting services and solutions; and integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services.