NASDAQ:WLTW - Willis Towers Watson Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Willis Towers Watson declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 30th. View Willis Towers Watson's Dividend History.

Willis Towers Watson declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Willis Towers Watson PLC (NASDAQ:WLTW) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. Willis Towers Watson had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 13.01%. Willis Towers Watson's revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.32 EPS. View Willis Towers Watson's Earnings History.

Willis Towers Watson is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Willis Towers Watson.

Willis Towers Watson will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 6th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

10 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Willis Towers Watson's stock. Their forecasts range from $164.00 to $240.00. On average, they anticipate Willis Towers Watson's share price to reach $210.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Willis Towers Watson.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Willis Towers Watson in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Willis Towers Watson.

Media stories about WLTW stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Willis Towers Watson earned a news impact score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Willis Towers Watson.

Willis Towers Watson saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,300,000 shares, an increase of 18.2% from the December 15th total of 1,100,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 552,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Willis Towers Watson's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Willis Towers Watson investors own include Mastercard (MA), AT&T (T), Mcdonald's (MCD), Procter & Gamble (PG), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Intel (INTC), AON (AON), Boeing (BA), CVS Health (CVS) and General Mills (GIS).

Willis Towers Watson's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (0.03%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.01%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.00%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.00%) and Raymond James Trust N.A. (0.00%). Company insiders that own Willis Towers Watson stock include Adam Garrard, Anna C Catalano, Anne Donovan Bodnar, Joseph Gunn, Julie Jarecke Gebauer, Nicolas Aubert and Todd J Jones. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Willis Towers Watson.

WLTW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, AE Wealth Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and IBM Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Willis Towers Watson company stock in the last year include Adam Garrard, Anna C Catalano, Anne Donovan Bodnar, Joseph Gunn and Nicolas Aubert. View Insider Buying and Selling for Willis Towers Watson.

WLTW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Raymond James Trust N.A.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Willis Towers Watson.

Shares of WLTW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WLTW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $204.99.

Willis Towers Watson has a market capitalization of $26.36 billion and generates $8.51 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $695 million in net income (profit) each year or $9.73 on an earnings per share basis. Willis Towers Watson employs 43,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Willis Towers Watson.

The official website for Willis Towers Watson is http://www.willistowerswatson.com/.

Willis Towers Watson's mailing address is C/O WILLIS GROUP LIMITED 51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0, EC3M 7DQ. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 44-20-3124-6000 or via email at [email protected]