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Deutsche Bank AG Has $121.54 Million Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW)

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Key Points

  • Deutsche Bank AG reduced its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company by 4.3% during Q1, owning 359,623 shares worth approximately $121.54 million.
  • Several institutional investors, including T. Rowe Price and Baupost Group, have significantly increased their stakes in Willis Towers Watson, with T. Rowe Price now owning 2.79 million shares valued at about $873.48 million.
  • The company's recent earnings report revealed $2.86 earnings per share, surpassing expectations, alongside a quarterly dividend of $0.92 per share, reflecting a 1.1% dividend yield.
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Deutsche Bank AG cut its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 4.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 359,623 shares of the company's stock after selling 16,052 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.36% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $121,535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% during 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. Baupost Group LLC MA lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,836,748 shares of the company's stock worth $575,343,000 after purchasing an additional 55,542 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,216,487 shares of the company's stock worth $381,052,000 after purchasing an additional 152,128 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 40,489.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,007,429 shares of the company's stock worth $340,461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,004,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 91,973 shares in the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were 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 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 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 Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. 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 report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $367.11.

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Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.8%

WTW opened at $327.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.89. The company has a market cap of $31.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 224.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $307.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $316.46. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a fifty-two week low of $273.70 and a fifty-two week high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during 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%. Willis Towers Watson Public's revenue for the quarter was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.55 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is currently 252.05%.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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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.

Further Reading

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW)

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