National Pension Service Has $44.95 Million Stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

National Pension Service decreased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 143,487 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,043 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned about 0.14% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $44,946,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company's stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company's stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company's stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 520 shares of the company's stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in 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 weighed in on the company. Truist Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $342.08.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total transaction of $1,136,245.68. Following the sale, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

WTW traded up $0.71 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $340.36. The company's stock had a trading volume of 531,338 shares, compared to its average volume of 557,435. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $320.85 and a 200 day simple moving average of $307.39. The stock has a market cap of $33.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -340.36, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $245.04 and a twelve month high of $342.17.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $7.44 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -368.00%.

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.