Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. It operates through two segments: Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking. The company offers strategy and design consulting, plan management service and support, broking and administration services for health, wellbeing, and other group benefit program, including medical, dental, disability, life, voluntary benefits and other coverages; actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for pension and retirement savings plans; retirement consulting services and solutions; and integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services. It also provides advice, data, software, and products to address clients' total rewards and talent issues; and risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, affinity, risk and analytics, aerospace, construction, global markets direct & facultative, financial, executive and professional risks, financial solutions, crisis management, surety, marine, and natural resources. In addition, the company offers integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services; and software and technology, risk and capital management, products and product pricing, financial and regulatory reporting, financial and capital modeling, M&A, outsourcing, and business management services. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and changed its name to Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company in January 2016. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company was founded in 1828 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $324.65 to $328.95
• 50-Day Range: $295.96 to $327.85
• 52-Week Range: $273.70 to $344.14
• Volume: 829,659 shs
• Average Volume: 741,886 shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 224.56
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $367.11
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Willis Towers Watson Public scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 455th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Willis Towers Watson Public has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Willis Towers Watson Public has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Willis Towers Watson Public are expected to grow by 12.59% in the coming year, from $17.32 to $19.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 224.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 224.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Willis Towers Watson Public has a PEG Ratio of 2.78. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Willis Towers Watson Public has a P/B Ratio of 3.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.01% of the float of Willis Towers Watson Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Willis Towers Watson Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Willis Towers Watson Public has recently decreased by 49.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Willis Towers Watson Public pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Willis Towers Watson Public has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 252.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Willis Towers Watson Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.87% next year. This indicates that Willis Towers Watson Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.01% of the float of Willis Towers Watson Public has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Willis Towers Watson Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Willis Towers Watson Public has recently decreased by 49.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Willis Towers Watson Public has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Willis Towers Watson Public this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for WTW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Willis Towers Watson Public to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Willis Towers Watson Public insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $505,200.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.32% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.09% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WTW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WTW shares performed this year?

Willis Towers Watson Public's stock was trading at $313.24 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WTW shares have increased by 4.7% and is now trading at $327.85.

How were Willis Towers Watson Public's earnings last quarter?

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.21. The firm's quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Willis Towers Watson Public's major shareholders?

Willis Towers Watson Public's top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (6.40%), First Eagle Investment Management LLC (4.40%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.66%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.50%). Insiders that own company stock include Julie Jarecke Gebauer, Gene H Wickes, Andrew Jay Krasner, Anne Donovan Bodnar and Brendan R Oneill.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Willis Towers Watson Public?

Shares of WTW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Willis Towers Watson Public own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Willis Towers Watson Public investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/09/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - BROKERS
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WTW
• CIK: 1140536
• Web: www.willistowerswatson.com
• Phone: 442031246000
• Fax: 44-20-3124-8223
• Employees: 48,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Willis Towers Watson Public: $367.11
• High Price Target: $400.00
• Low Price Target: $305.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 224.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.93
• P/E Growth: 2.78
• Net Income: -$98 million
• Net Margins: 1.40%
• Pretax Margin: 3.17%
• Return on Equity: 21.60%
• Return on Assets: 6.20%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.58
• Current Ratio: 1.90
• Quick Ratio: 1.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.22
• Cash Flow: $21.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.98
• Book Value: $83.86 per share
• Price / Book: 3.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 97,550,000
• Free Float: 97,236,000
• Market Cap: $31.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.67