Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH Acquires 4,182 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 380.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,280 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,182 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,750,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. GeoWealth Management LLC increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 94.9% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% in the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at $62,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WTW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of 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. Barclays lifted their price objective on 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. Finally, UBS Group raised 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 report on Tuesday, March 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 1.4%

NASDAQ WTW traded up $4.27 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $315.28. The stock had a trading volume of 412,363 shares, compared to its average volume of 586,853. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1 year low of $248.57 and a 1 year high of $344.14. The stock has a market cap of $31.26 billion, a PE ratio of -315.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $316.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $319.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

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

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total transaction of $1,136,245.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 74,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.