Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc Reduces Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc decreased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,079 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,624 shares during the quarter. Willis Towers Watson Public makes up approximately 1.9% of Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc's portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $7,681,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of WTW. Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,950,000. Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter valued at $211,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,189 shares of the company's stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. M&G Plc boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.8% during the second quarter. M&G Plc now owns 45,596 shares of the company's stock worth $11,946,000 after acquiring an additional 804 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 38.4% in the second quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 6,716 shares of the company's stock worth $1,761,000 after purchasing an additional 1,863 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ WTW traded down $4.57 on Tuesday, hitting $307.65. The stock had a trading volume of 818,819 shares, compared to its average volume of 505,931. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $305.29 and a 200-day moving average of $284.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $234.01 and a 52-week high of $334.99. The company has a market capitalization of $30.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.24 earnings per share. Willis Towers Watson Public's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on WTW shares. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $359.00 to $378.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.80.

Willis Towers Watson Public Company 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.