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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer WTW or AJG?

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus price target of $362.92, suggesting a potential upside of 10.26%. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a consensus price target of $333.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.41%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WTW or AJG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.93B	3.23	-$98M	$1.46	225.44
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	$11.40B	6.85	$1.46B	$7.04	43.25

Which has more volatility & risk, WTW or AJG?

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WTW or AJG?

In the previous week, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. had 6 more articles in the media than Willis Towers Watson Public. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and 17 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Willis Towers Watson Public's score of 1.10 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WTW or AJG more profitable?

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 Public	1.40%	21.60%	6.20%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.	14.54%	13.17%	3.72%

Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 1.1%. 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.

Summary

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. beats Willis Towers Watson Public on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.