Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Competitors

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WTW or AJG?

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.93B	3.13	-$98M	-$0.50	-626.22
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	$11.40B	7.08	$1.46B	$6.91	45.61

Does the media prefer WTW or AJG?

In the previous week, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had 10 more articles in the media than Willis Towers Watson Public. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and 11 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Willis Towers Watson Public's score of 0.93 indicating that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Willis Towers Watson Public	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer WTW or AJG?

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus target price of $367.11, suggesting a potential upside of 17.25%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus target price of $318.21, suggesting a potential upside of 0.97%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WTW or AJG?

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WTW or AJG more profitable?

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a net margin of 14.39% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of -0.54%. Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity of 20.53% beat Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public	-0.54%	20.53%	6.06%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	14.39%	14.83%	3.80%

Is WTW or AJG a better dividend stock?

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out -736.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Willis Towers Watson Public has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Willis Towers Watson Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, WTW or AJG?

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. beats Willis Towers Watson Public on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.