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. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 30th. View Willis Towers Watson's Dividend History.

Willis Towers Watson announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $400,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Willis Towers Watson PLC (NASDAQ:WLTW) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. Willis Towers Watson had a return on equity of 13.01% and a net margin of 10.07%. The business's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.32 earnings per share. 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 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Willis Towers Watson's stock. Their forecasts range from $164.00 to $240.00. On average, they expect Willis Towers Watson's stock price to reach $214.78 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.4% 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 headlines about WLTW stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Willis Towers Watson earned a daily sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Willis Towers Watson.

Willis Towers Watson saw a increase in short interest during the month of 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 trading volume of 552,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (0.03%), Callahan Advisors LLC (0.01%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.01%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (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, Wealthfront Advisers 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Callahan Advisors 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 $203.75.

Willis Towers Watson has a market capitalization of $26.20 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]