Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH Grows Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 380.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,280 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 4,182 shares during the period. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,750,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,197 shares of the company's stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,013 shares of the company's stock worth $631,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 520 shares of the company's stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the company's stock worth $350,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ WTW traded down $3.89 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $306.95. The company's stock had a trading volume of 136,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 581,740. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -306.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. The company's 50-day moving average is $318.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $319.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1-year low of $248.09 and a 1-year high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its 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). Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.13 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

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 issued a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -736.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on WTW shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on 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. Barclays upped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $351.55.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. This trade represents a 4.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.