Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Sells 1,941 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lessened its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 22,360 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,941 shares during the quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $6,229,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in WTW. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 35.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 14,587 shares of the company's stock worth $4,296,000 after purchasing an additional 3,807 shares during the last quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 33.5% during the third quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 86,556 shares of the company's stock worth $25,493,000 after buying an additional 21,737 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 17.5% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 13,569 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,997,000 after acquiring an additional 2,025 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 19.2% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 4,259 shares of the company's stock worth $1,255,000 after acquiring an additional 686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 462.3% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,940 shares of the company's stock worth $571,000 after acquiring an additional 1,595 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 2.3 %

WTW traded down $7.43 during trading on Friday, reaching $322.57. 904,334 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 762,581. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $304.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $283.88. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $234.01 and a twelve month high of $334.99.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $359.00 to $378.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $321.80.

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.