Jump Financial LLC Has $264,000 Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Jump Financial LLC trimmed its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 89.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 843 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,227 shares during the quarter. Jump Financial LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% in the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake 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 valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $72,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at $24,986,996.09. This trade represents a 4.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays raised their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $387.00 target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $350.00.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of WTW opened at $302.19 on Friday. 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 twelve month low of $248.09 and a twelve month high of $344.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -302.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50 day moving average of $326.46 and a 200-day moving average of $317.52.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.27 by ($0.14). Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.29 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

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.

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