Janus Henderson Group PLC Has $270.28 Million Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 6,286.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 862,869 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 849,358 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned approximately 0.86% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $270,284,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Game Creek Capital LP raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Game Creek Capital LP now owns 13,250 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,150,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 29.4% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,972 shares of the company's stock valued at $621,000 after purchasing an additional 448 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 31.3% in the 4th quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 87,946 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,548,000 after buying an additional 20,984 shares during the last quarter. Ethic Inc. raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 13,798 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,322,000 after acquiring an additional 1,208 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 52.2% in the 4th quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 2,201 shares of the company's stock valued at $691,000 after acquiring an additional 755 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target 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 increased their price target for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, 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 report on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $351.55.

Insider Activity 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 on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total transaction of $1,136,245.68. Following 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 filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of WTW traded up $1.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $311.93. 534,701 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 583,580. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52 week low of $248.09 and a 52 week high of $344.14. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $319.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $319.19. The firm has a market cap of $30.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -311.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. 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 (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The business's revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.13 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 1.18%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -736.00%.

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.