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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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