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NASDAQ:WTW

Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Competitors

$220.22
+1.37 (+0.63%)
(As of 06/1/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$217.00
$220.53
50-Day Range
$218.85
$241.49
52-Week Range
$187.89
$258.93
Volume
510,817 shs
Average Volume
377,865 shs
Market Capitalization
$23.43 billion
P/E Ratio
22.09
Dividend Yield
1.53%
Price Target
$264.54

WTW vs. BRO, RYAN, EQH, AJG, AON, MMC, CBRE, STT, SBAC, and EQR

Should you be buying Willis Towers Watson Public stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Towers Watson Public include Brown & Brown (BRO), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), AON (AON), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), CBRE Group (CBRE), State Street (STT), SBA Communications (SBAC), and Equity Residential (EQR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Willis Towers Watson Public vs.

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

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Brown & Brown pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brown & Brown pays out 19.0% 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.

Willis Towers Watson Public has higher revenue and earnings than Brown & Brown. Willis Towers Watson Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown & Brown, 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$8.87 billion2.64$1.01 billion$9.9722.09
Brown & Brown$3.57 billion4.98$671.80 million$2.4225.93

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brown & Brown has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus price target of $264.54, indicating a potential upside of 20.12%. Brown & Brown has a consensus price target of $66.64, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Brown & Brown.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Brown & Brown
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

In the previous week, Brown & Brown had 93 more articles in the media than Willis Towers Watson Public. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Brown & Brown and 4 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Brown & Brown's score of 0.12 indicating that Willis Towers Watson Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Willis Towers Watson Public
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Brown & Brown
11 Very Positive mention(s)
25 Positive mention(s)
39 Neutral mention(s)
14 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Brown & Brown has a net margin of 18.15% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of 12.18%. Brown & Brown's return on equity of 14.80% beat Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public 12.18% 14.76% 4.71%
Brown & Brown 18.15% 14.80% 5.01%

Brown & Brown received 373 more outperform votes than Willis Towers Watson Public when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.60% of users gave Brown & Brown an outperform vote while only 20.93% of users gave Willis Towers Watson Public an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Willis Towers Watson PublicOutperform Votes
9
20.93%
Underperform Votes
34
79.07%
Brown & BrownOutperform Votes
382
55.60%
Underperform Votes
305
44.40%

93.8% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Brown & Brown shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Brown & Brown shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Willis Towers Watson Public and Brown & Brown tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WTW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WTW vs. The Competition

MetricWillis Towers Watson PublicInsurance agents, brokers, & service IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$23.29B$16.41B$5.94B$5.82B
Dividend Yield1.54%2.77%9.67%6.15%
P/E Ratio22.0932.92162.1514.00
Price / Sales2.643.036,290.5195.36
Price / Cash11.4238.4032.26108.32
Price / Book2.3054.872.407.27
Net Income$1.01B$801.71M$644.02M$175.81M
7 Day Performance-0.36%0.71%0.14%1.59%
1 Month Performance-3.20%1.54%0.05%4.74%
1 Year Performance3.08%91.65%-8.24%0.11%

Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRO
Brown & Brown
2.4696 of 5 stars
$62.98
+0.2%
$66.64
+5.8%
+8.2%$17.86B$3.57B26.0215,201Short Interest ↓
RYAN
Ryan Specialty
2.0454 of 5 stars
$40.16
-0.1%
$46.88
+16.7%
+9.8%$10.43B$1.73B71.713,850High Trading Volume
EQH
Equitable
3.7441 of 5 stars
$25.21
-0.8%
$35.33
+40.2%
-17.0%$8.98B$14.02B7.417,800Positive News
AJG
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
2.4598 of 5 stars
$203.52
-0.1%
$217.71
+7.0%
+25.9%$43.60B$8.55B37.7644,000
AON
AON
2.3455 of 5 stars
$312.10
+0.5%
$319.00
+2.2%
+15.3%$63.75B$12.48B25.0550,000
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
2.6323 of 5 stars
$174.33
+0.6%
$182.62
+4.8%
+11.5%$86.24B$20.72B27.2885,000
CBRE
CBRE Group
2.2423 of 5 stars
$75.05
-0.7%
$89.86
+19.7%
-5.7%$23.33B$30.83B21.57115,000Insider Selling
STT
State Street
2.9474 of 5 stars
$69.34
+1.3%
$82.21
+18.6%
-0.6%$23.18B$13.69B9.7142,226
SBAC
SBA Communications
2.8464 of 5 stars
$221.84
-0.9%
$322.93
+45.6%
-33.3%$24.03B$2.63B64.871,834Positive News
EQR
Equity Residential
2.3664 of 5 stars
$60.02
+0.6%
$70.18
+16.9%
-19.9%$22.74B$2.74B24.702,400Analyst Report

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This page (NASDAQ:WTW) was last updated on 6/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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