Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Has $335.13 Million Stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC cut its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,069,871 shares of the company's stock after selling 23,356 shares during the quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned 1.06% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $335,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GTS Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 74.0% during the 4th quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 1,951 shares of the company's stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 830 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 1,220 shares of the company's stock worth $382,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 936,390 shares of the company's stock worth $293,315,000 after acquiring an additional 91,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 88,419 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,696,000 after purchasing an additional 10,799 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total transaction of $1,136,245.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. This trade represents a 4.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $308.07 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $30.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -308.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $248.09 and a twelve month high of $344.14. The company's fifty day moving average is $318.16 and its 200 day moving average is $319.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.13 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WTW has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note 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 raised their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $356.30.

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.

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