GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 1,004,947 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 40,489.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,007,429 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,004,947 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC owned approximately 1.01% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $340,461,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 57.5% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 274 shares of the company's stock valued at $93,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,628,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $10,566,000. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 380.9% in the 4th quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 5,280 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,750,000 after acquiring an additional 4,182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on WTW. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on 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. Jefferies Financial Group dropped 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 increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $344.00 to $395.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ WTW traded up $0.76 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $317.31. 500,680 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 584,260. The stock has a market cap of $31.46 billion, a PE ratio of -317.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $252.22 and a one year high of $344.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $315.39 and a 200-day moving average of $319.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.27 by ($0.14). The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.13 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -736.00%.

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.