William Blair Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for WTW

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.83. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public's current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public's FY2025 earnings at $16.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $9.03 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.13 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also commented on WTW. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of 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 decreased their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group upgraded 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. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $351.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 1.5 %

WTW traded up $4.54 on Monday, hitting $310.90. The company had a trading volume of 49,517 shares, compared to its average volume of 572,959. The company has a market cap of $30.83 billion, a PE ratio of -310.58, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12-month low of $248.09 and a 12-month high of $344.14. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $324.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $317.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.9% in the third 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 during the period. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $993,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 4,135 shares of the company's stock worth $1,364,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Sunriver Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 175,627 shares of the company's stock worth $55,013,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth about $39,999,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Willis Towers Watson Public

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

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

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.