Willis Towers Watson PLC Company Profile (NASDAQ:WLTW)

Willis Towers Watson PLC trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WLTW."

Willis Towers Watson PLC declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share on Monday, July 17th. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 28th. View Willis Towers Watson PLC's Dividend History.

Willis Towers Watson PLC (NASDAQ:WLTW) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 4th. The company reported $3.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.33 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $2.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson PLC had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 10.12%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.41 earnings per share. View Willis Towers Watson PLC's Earnings History.

Willis Towers Watson PLC is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 3rd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Willis Towers Watson PLC.

Willis Towers Watson PLC updated its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $8.40-8.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $8.44.

13 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Willis Towers Watson PLC's shares. Their predictions range from $122.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate Willis Towers Watson PLC's share price to reach $142.44 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Willis Towers Watson PLC.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Willis Towers Watson PLC stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Willis Towers’ EPS beat expectations on higher revenues and lower expenses and shares outperformed the Zacks categorized Life Insurance industry. Willis Towers is set to deliver long-term shareholder value via incremental revenue growth, cost synergies, and tax efficiencies, besides unlocking balance sheet capacity. Going ahead, focus on realizing operational efficiencies, investing in new growth avenues and strengthening its client services bode well. The legacy companies, acquired from buyouts over the last few years, will combine forces and leverage strengths to penetrate deeper into markets, and expand international presence. Willis Towers expects adjusted EPS between $8.40 and $8.55, constant currency revenue growth in the range of 2–3% and adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of 23–24% in 2017. However, escalating expenses, rising debt level, and adverse forex remain concerns." (5/8/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "Management's 25% EBITDA goal is getting harder to achieve and 2017 organic growth guidance requires an uptick in 90%+ of WLTW's businesses. However, against that backdrop, sentiment has been and remains low. Downside is limited, in our view, while the bull case calls for upside to 2018 consensus EPS and multiple expansion. We reduce our EPS and PT, but maintain our Buy on risk/reward skewed to the positive." (2/9/2017)

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Willis Towers Watson PLC's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.13%), ValueAct Holdings L.P. (5.99%), Harris Associates L P (5.84%), State Street Corp (4.36%), BlackRock Inc. (3.97%) and Longview Partners Guernsey LTD (3.74%). Company insiders that own Willis Towers Watson PLC stock include Adam Garrard, Anna C Catalano, Carl Aaron Hess, David Shalders, Dominic Casserley, Jeffrey W Ubben, Joseph Gunn, Julie Jarecke Gebauer, Matthew Furman, Nicolas Aubert, Paul D Thomas, Roger F Millay, Susan Dorrance Davies, Todd J Jones and Wilhelm Zeller. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Willis Towers Watson PLC.

Willis Towers Watson PLC's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., UBS Group AG, Longview Partners Guernsey LTD, Principal Financial Group Inc., Southpoint Capital Advisors LP, RidgeWorth Capital Management LLC and Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Willis Towers Watson PLC stock in the last year include Anna C Catalano, Carl Aaron Hess, Jeffrey W Ubben, Joseph Gunn, Julie Jarecke Gebauer, Matthew Furman, Nicolas Aubert, Paul D Thomas and Todd J Jones. View Insider Buying and Selling for Willis Towers Watson PLC.

Willis Towers Watson PLC's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Harris Associates L P, FMR LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Vanguard Group Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, State Street Corp and First Eagle Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Willis Towers Watson PLC.

Shares of Willis Towers Watson PLC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Willis Towers Watson PLC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $141.22.