Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 13.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,473 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,300 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $6,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth $484,210,000. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 52.4% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,682,939 shares of the company's stock worth $1,153,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266,484 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,788,542 shares of the company's stock worth $873,483,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217,714 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 40,489.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,007,429 shares of the company's stock valued at $340,461,000 after buying an additional 1,004,947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 6,676.1% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 988,430 shares of the company's stock worth $309,616,000 after buying an additional 973,843 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.
Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance
Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $1.59 on Friday, reaching $308.28. 705,208 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 621,279. The stock has a market cap of $30.57 billion, a PE ratio of -616.55, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $306.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $316.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a twelve month low of $262.57 and a twelve month high of $344.14.
Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.27 by ($0.14). Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.53% and a negative net margin of 0.54%. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.13 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.
Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -736.00%.
Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public
In related news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the completion of 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have recently commented on WTW. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on 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. Barclays dropped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. 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 data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $367.11.
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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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