Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company, operating under the name WTW, is a global advisory, broking and solutions company. It helps organizations manage risk, optimize employee benefits and support their workforce strategies, while also providing investment, data and technology services.

WTW’s principal activities include insurance brokerage and risk management, health and benefits consulting, retirement and investment advisory services, actuarial consulting, executive compensation and talent management. The company also provides insurance-related software, data and analytical solutions to insurers and other clients.

WTW serves corporate, institutional and governmental clients across multiple regions, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. Its roots include Willis Group and Towers Watson, which combined in 2016; Towers Watson itself was formed through the 2010 merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt. Carl Hess serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $286.74 to $292.12
• 50-Day Range: $288.23 to $350.75
• 52-Week Range: $240.61 to $352.79
• Volume: 463,948 shs
• Average Volume: 533,523 shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.75
• Dividend Yield: 1.33%
• Price Target: $368.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Willis Towers Watson Public scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Willis Towers Watson Public has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.69, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus price target of $368.60, representing about 27.7% upside from its current price of $288.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Willis Towers Watson Public has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Willis Towers Watson Public are expected to grow by 14.49% in the coming year, from $19.81 to $22.68 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 17.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 17.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Willis Towers Watson Public has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Willis Towers Watson Public has a P/B Ratio of 3.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.65% of the float of Willis Towers Watson Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Willis Towers Watson Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Willis Towers Watson Public has recently increased by 0.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Willis Towers Watson Public pays a meaningful dividend of 1.33%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Willis Towers Watson Public has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 23.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Willis Towers Watson Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.93% next year. This indicates that Willis Towers Watson Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Willis Towers Watson Public has a news sentiment score of 0.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Willis Towers Watson Public this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for WTW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Willis Towers Watson Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Willis Towers Watson Public insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.40% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.09% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Insurance Brokers
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WTW
• CIK: 1140536
• Web: www.wtwco.com
• Phone: 442031246000
• Fax: 44-20-3124-8223
• Employees: 46,900
• Year Founded: 1828

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Willis Towers Watson Public: $368.60
• High Price Target: $455.00
• Low Price Target: $300.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.69
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.57
• P/E Growth: 0.83
• Net Income: $1.61 billion
• Net Margins: 15.49%
• Pretax Margin: 19.85%
• Return on Equity: 22.19%
• Return on Assets: 6.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.74
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.76
• Cash Flow: $21.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.13
• Book Value: $84.10 per share
• Price / Book: 3.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 92,870,000
• Free Float: 92,501,000
• Market Cap: $26.80 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46