XTX Topco Ltd Buys 2,366 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW)

XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 40.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,243 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 2,366 shares during the quarter. XTX Topco Ltd's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $2,786,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 750.0% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 85 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 122.9% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 107 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on WTW. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $367.11.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

WTW traded up $13.98 during trading on Thursday, hitting $315.81. The stock had a trading volume of 1,042,425 shares, compared to its average volume of 634,252. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $305.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $316.28. The firm has a market cap of $31.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.68. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a one year low of $271.01 and a one year high of $344.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.89.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.65 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 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 quarterly revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.55 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 11,982 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,783,316.50. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

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.