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WTW vs. AJG, AON, BRO, MMC, CB, MFC, PUK, SLF, PFG, and CRBG

Should you be buying Willis Towers Watson Public stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Towers Watson Public include Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), AON (AON), Brown & Brown (BRO), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Chubb (CB), Manulife Financial (MFC), Prudential Public (PUK), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Principal Financial Group (PFG), and Corebridge Financial (CRBG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Willis Towers Watson Public vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Willis Towers Watson Public had 7 more articles in the media than Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public and 32 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Willis Towers Watson Public's score of 0.79 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
20 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of 1.40%. Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity of 21.60% beat Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public1.40% 21.60% 6.20%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 14.54%13.17%3.72%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public$9.93B3.31-$98M$1.46230.82
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.$11.40B6.79$1.46B$7.0442.86

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out 252.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus target price of $369.42, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus target price of $331.43, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is more favorable than Willis Towers Watson Public.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. beats Willis Towers Watson Public on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WTW vs. The Competition

MetricWillis Towers Watson PublicINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$32.87B$26.12B$12.40B$10.26B
Dividend Yield1.07%1.19%5.55%4.69%
P/E Ratio230.8253.9129.7826.60
Price / Sales3.313.2430.40178.23
Price / Cash15.8436.0522.5862.20
Price / Book4.234.672.236.54
Net Income-$98M$835.86M$1.02B$275.87M
7 Day Performance-2.92%-1.36%-1.73%-1.32%
1 Month Performance2.05%2.17%-1.39%5.24%
1 Year Performance16.11%-5.28%537.09%31.56%

Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WTW
Willis Towers Watson Public
3.3144 of 5 stars
$336.99
-0.1%
$369.42
+9.6%
+13.2%$32.87B$9.93B230.8248,900Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
4.8504 of 5 stars
$305.40
+0.4%
$330.93
+8.4%
+2.4%$78.30B$11.40B43.3856,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AON
AON
4.4704 of 5 stars
$354.28
-0.5%
$414.69
+17.1%
+0.4%$76.39B$15.70B29.6760,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BRO
Brown & Brown
4.7001 of 5 stars
$92.91
-0.9%
$112.08
+20.6%
-9.8%$30.64B$4.81B26.7717,403Trending News
Analyst Forecast
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.8684 of 5 stars
$199.99
+0.2%
$238.76
+19.4%
-9.2%$98.32B$24.46B23.9890,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CB
Chubb
4.9648 of 5 stars
$279.41
-0.5%
$303.06
+8.5%
+0.5%$111.40B$55.75B12.3343,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MFC
Manulife Financial
4.972 of 5 stars
$31.01
+0.7%
$48.50
+56.4%
+7.2%$52.54B$38.90B13.8437,000Analyst Forecast
PUK
Prudential Public
3.4698 of 5 stars
$28.18
+1.6%
N/A+49.1%$36.19B$16.66B12.1515,412News Coverage
SLF
Sun Life Financial
4.9835 of 5 stars
$59.42
+0.8%
$88.00
+48.1%
+6.5%$33.31B$28.32B14.7131,768News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PFG
Principal Financial Group
3.6832 of 5 stars
$82.47
-0.2%
N/AN/A$18.37B$16.13B16.5919,700News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CRBG
Corebridge Financial
4.6911 of 5 stars
$32.98
-0.5%
$40.80
+23.7%
+7.9%$17.76B$15.34B-54.075,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast

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