National Pension Service Increases Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 152,530 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,529 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned about 0.15% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $44,925,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. American National Bank acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% during the first 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 acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth about $54,000. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter valued at about $58,000. Finally, Heritage Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 44.3% in the 1st quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 241 shares of the company's stock worth $66,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on WTW shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $352.00 to $359.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Barclays began coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an "underweight" rating and a $278.00 price target for the company. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $312.27.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ WTW traded down $1.41 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $315.90. 643,989 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 474,806. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market cap of $31.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.59, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50 day moving average of $293.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $274.26. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $234.00 and a 52-week high of $320.10.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.24 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.64 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 Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -48.35%.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.