Forsta AP Fonden Acquires 2,900 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Forsta AP Fonden increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,400 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 2,900 shares during the period. Forsta AP Fonden's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $6,892,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Richardson Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. American National Bank bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 2nd quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $58,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on WTW shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $272.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $323.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an "underweight" rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $309.47.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $292.18. The company had a trading volume of 546,956 shares, compared to its average volume of 463,844. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $290.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $272.30. The company has a market cap of $29.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $227.81 and a fifty-two week high of $303.42.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.68%.

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.