Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) Receives $367.11 Average PT from Analysts

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the nine analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $367.11.

WTW has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of 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. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th.

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 11,982 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,783,316.50. This trade represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WTW. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 750.0% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 85 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 122.9% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 107 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

WTW traded down $4.29 on Wednesday, hitting $303.30. 550,144 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 616,194. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12 month low of $262.57 and a 12 month high of $344.14. The business has a 50-day moving average of $306.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $316.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -607.36, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.68.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.27 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.53% and a negative net margin of 0.54%. The firm's revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.13 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -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.