Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Takes Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 81,359 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,485,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.08% of Willis Towers Watson Public at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. FMR LLC boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,682,939 shares of the company's stock worth $1,153,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266,484 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,788,542 shares of the company's stock valued at $873,483,000 after buying an additional 1,217,714 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,228,497 shares of the company's stock valued at $698,055,000 after buying an additional 285,497 shares during the last quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,836,748 shares of the company's stock valued at $575,343,000 after buying an additional 55,542 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at $484,210,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on WTW shares. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays upped their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW traded up $0.76 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $317.31. 500,680 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 584,267. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12 month low of $252.22 and a 12 month high of $344.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -317.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $314.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $319.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 business had revenue of $2.22 billion during 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%. Willis Towers Watson Public's revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.13 earnings per share. On average, equities 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 firm 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 $0.92 dividend. 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 1.16%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is currently -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.