Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Competitors

Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer CB or WTW?

In the previous week, Chubb had 20 more articles in the media than Willis Towers Watson Public. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Chubb and 27 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Willis Towers Watson Public's score of 1.12 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chubb	28 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Willis Towers Watson Public	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CB or WTW?

Chubb has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CB or WTW?

83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chubb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CB or WTW?

Chubb currently has a consensus price target of $307.53, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus price target of $351.55, indicating a potential upside of 12.41%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Chubb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chubb	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Willis Towers Watson Public	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CB or WTW?

Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chubb, 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
Chubb	$56.73B	2.06	$9.27B	$20.78	14.03
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.81B	3.16	-$98M	-$0.50	-625.48

Is CB or WTW a better dividend stock?

Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Chubb pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out -736.0% 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. Chubb has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Willis Towers Watson Public has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Chubb is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CB or WTW?

Chubb received 684 more outperform votes than Willis Towers Watson Public when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.86% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote while only 46.67% of users gave Willis Towers Watson Public an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chubb	Outperform Votes 733 62.86%	Underperform Votes 433 37.14%
Willis Towers Watson Public	Outperform Votes 49 46.67%	Underperform Votes 56 53.33%

Is CB or WTW more profitable?

Chubb has a net margin of 16.63% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of -0.99%. Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity of 20.02% beat Chubb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chubb	16.63%	13.75%	3.79%
Willis Towers Watson Public	-0.99%	20.02%	6.03%

Summary

Chubb beats Willis Towers Watson Public on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.