Asset Management One Co. Ltd. Buys 1,566 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW)

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 3.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,505 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,566 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $14,703,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of WTW. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.8% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company's stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the first quarter worth $406,000. Sunriver Management LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 175,627 shares of the company's stock worth $55,013,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223 shares during the period. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth $263,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 51.5% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 491 shares of the company's stock worth $165,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total value of $505,200.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 11,982 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,783,316.50. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.9%

Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $2.69 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $304.50. 1,329,652 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 598,621. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 52-week low of $255.19 and a 52-week high of $344.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -608.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.70. The business's 50-day moving average price is $307.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $317.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.53% and a negative net margin of 0.54%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.13 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal 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 $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -736.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on WTW. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of 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. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $356.30.

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.