14,722 Shares in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Acquired by Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC

Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 14,722 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,612,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. GeoWealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% during the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth $72,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WTW has been the topic of several research reports. 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 on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. 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 report on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays raised their target price 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. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

WTW traded up $3.63 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $312.65. 608,439 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 585,701. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $248.09 and a one year high of $344.14. The stock's fifty day moving average is $317.14 and its 200 day moving average is $319.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market cap of $31.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -312.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73.

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

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

Insider Activity

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

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.