Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Has $14.22 Million Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 8.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 45,397 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,611 shares during the quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $14,220,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in WTW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 187,267 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,156,000 after purchasing an additional 37,340 shares in the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $993,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 4,135 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,364,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Sunriver Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 175,627 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,013,000 after buying an additional 1,223 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter worth $39,999,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW traded up $5.71 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $312.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 589,381 shares, compared to its average volume of 575,569. The business's 50 day moving average price is $324.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $317.86. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $248.09 and a fifty-two week high of $344.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.98. The company has a market cap of $30.94 billion, a P/E ratio of -312.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68.

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). Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.13 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.18%. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -736.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owns 74,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WTW has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of 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. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded 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 research note on Tuesday, March 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $351.55.

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.