Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) Given New $366.00 Price Target at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) had its price target dropped by stock analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $371.00 to $366.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an "outperform" rating on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods' price objective suggests a potential upside of 17.28% from the company's current price.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. 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 on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $351.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW traded up $5.71 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $312.07. The company had a trading volume of 589,381 shares, compared to its average volume of 575,569. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $324.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $317.86. The stock has a market cap of $30.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -312.07, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. 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 has a 12 month low of $248.09 and a 12 month high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.27 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.13 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Willis Towers Watson Public

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WTW. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 94.9% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.