Compound Planning Inc. Takes $260,000 Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW

Key Points

• Compound Planning Inc. has acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson, purchasing 768 shares valued at approximately $260,000 in the first quarter.
• In recent insider trading, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares for $505,200, reducing his ownership by 11.78%.
• Research analysts have mixed opinions on WTW, with one strong buy, seven buy ratings, three holds, and one sell, while the stock has a consensus target price of $362.92.

Compound Planning Inc. acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 768 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $260,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Norinchukin Bank The increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 13.7% during the 1st quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 4,891 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,653,000 after purchasing an additional 590 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,856,440 shares of the company's stock valued at $965,334,000 after purchasing an additional 67,898 shares in the last quarter. Credit Agricole S A increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Credit Agricole S A now owns 35,450 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,980,000 after purchasing an additional 299 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter valued at $943,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,057,635 shares of the company's stock valued at $357,428,000 after purchasing an additional 69,205 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 11,982 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,783,316.50. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on WTW. 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 for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $355.00 target price for the company. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $351.00 price target for the company. Barclays reduced 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 research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $362.92.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ WTW opened at $330.07 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $32.20 billion, a PE ratio of 226.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.67. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 52 week low of $283.29 and a 52 week high of $344.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $315.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $317.22.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.65 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 21.60%. The company's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.55 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current year.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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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