Generate Investment Management Ltd Increases Stock Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW)

Generate Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 3.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 45,037 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,711 shares during the period. Generate Investment Management Ltd's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $15,220,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter valued at about $32,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth approximately $62,000. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on WTW. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. 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 report on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of WTW stock traded up $2.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $301.03. The stock had a trading volume of 379,583 shares, compared to its average volume of 594,049. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.85 billion, a PE ratio of -602.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.70. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $307.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $317.23. 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 52-week low of $255.19 and a 52-week high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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). The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.54% and a positive return on equity of 20.53%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.13 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company 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 paid a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -736.00%.

Insider Activity at Willis Towers Watson Public

In related news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total value of $505,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.