Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Bought by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,939 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,354 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.'s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $13,266,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter worth $72,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have commented on WTW. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ WTW traded down $0.90 on Thursday, reaching $324.73. The stock had a trading volume of 388,673 shares, compared to its average volume of 539,345. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -324.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $317.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $304.44.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The company had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $7.44 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is currently -352.00%.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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.