Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) Price Target Raised to $295.00

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) had its price objective hoisted by analysts at Evercore ISI from $290.00 to $295.00 in a note issued to investors on Friday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an "in-line" rating on the stock. Evercore ISI's target price points to a potential upside of 17.55% from the company's current price.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $236.00 to $315.00 in a research note on Monday, February 12th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $318.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 11th. Raymond James reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $315.00 price target (up from $295.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $307.00 to $317.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 10th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $293.43.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 2.3 %

Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded down $5.97 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $250.95. 770,659 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 468,609. Willis Towers Watson Public has a twelve month low of $195.29 and a twelve month high of $278.86. The company has a fifty day moving average of $270.48 and a 200-day moving average of $250.80. The company has a market cap of $25.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.45, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.21 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 11.12% and a return on equity of 15.70%. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.84 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public will post 16.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,100 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.13, for a total transaction of $299,343.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 4,170 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,134,782.10. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTW. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 168.8% during the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 129 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 112.8% during the 4th quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 200 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

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.