Board of the Pension Protection Fund Makes New $626,000 Investment in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 2,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $626,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.4% in the third quarter. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 19,099 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,957 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 28.3% in the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 104,414 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,753,000 after purchasing an additional 23,001 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 71.7% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the company's stock worth $1,957,000 after purchasing an additional 2,775 shares in the last quarter. Atom Investors LP raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atom Investors LP now owns 8,014 shares of the company's stock worth $2,360,000 after buying an additional 3,126 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 187,267 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,156,000 after buying an additional 37,340 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WTW shares. Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Roth Mkm increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW traded down $0.58 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $312.66. The stock had a trading volume of 68,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 461,705. The company has a market cap of $31.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -42.95, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12 month low of $242.54 and a 12 month high of $334.99. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $314.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $294.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.24 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -48.35%.

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.