Clearbridge Investments LLC Has $11.85 Million Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 28.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,822 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 8,336 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $11,847,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WTW. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,629,439 shares of the company's stock worth $772,027,000 after acquiring an additional 19,623 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth $484,210,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 604,686 shares of the company's stock worth $189,412,000 after buying an additional 12,162 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 33,979.6% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 458,370 shares of the company's stock valued at $143,580,000 after buying an additional 457,025 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 451,373 shares of the company's stock worth $141,388,000 after buying an additional 30,303 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

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Insider Activity at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WTW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $346.15.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

WTW traded down $7.79 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $301.01. 1,166,916 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 552,842. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $245.04 and a one year high of $344.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -301.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $328.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $315.12. 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 (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $7.44 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public's revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $0.92 dividend. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.22%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is presently -368.00%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Profile

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.