Kingsview Wealth Management LLC Acquires 2,198 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 7.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,160 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 2,198 shares during the quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $10,387,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:WTW traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $318.96. The company had a trading volume of 652,323 shares, compared to its average volume of 549,297. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.98. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $245.04 and a fifty-two week high of $334.99. The firm has a market cap of $32.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -318.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.74. The business's fifty day moving average is $317.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $302.95.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. Willis Towers Watson Public's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $7.44 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is presently -352.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WTW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $380.00 target price (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut 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, January 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $338.69.

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.