What is Zacks Research's Forecast for WTW FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings estimate for Willis Towers Watson to $16.90 per share, which is an increase from the previous estimate of $16.87.
• Evercore ISI has updated its price target for Willis Towers Watson from $373.00 to $387.00 and given the stock an "outperform" rating.
• The company recently announced a stock buyback plan allowing repurchases of up to $1.50 billion, indicating that the board believes the stock is undervalued.

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $16.90 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $16.87. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public's current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public's Q4 2025 earnings at $7.92 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.48 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $4.61 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Citigroup assumed coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $351.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating and set a $400.00 target price (up from $380.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $369.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $368.75.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of WTW stock opened at $349.40 on Tuesday. The firm's 50 day moving average is $331.92 and its 200-day moving average is $318.51. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $286.35 and a 1 year high of $350.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 239.32, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.23 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 21.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.55 earnings per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, September 18th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 252.05%.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $458,662,000. Dodge & Cox acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the second quarter worth $391,837,000. Soundwatch Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the second quarter worth $272,790,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter worth $195,043,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 80.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,038,275 shares of the company's stock valued at $318,231,000 after purchasing an additional 462,249 shares during the period. 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.

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