Natixis Advisors LLC Increases Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 155,129 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,216 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.15% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $48,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WTW. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 19,099 shares of the company's stock worth $5,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,957 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 28.3% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 104,414 shares of the company's stock worth $30,753,000 after acquiring an additional 23,001 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 71.7% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,957,000 after buying an additional 2,775 shares during the last quarter. Atom Investors LP raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 64.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atom Investors LP now owns 8,014 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,360,000 after buying an additional 3,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 187,267 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,156,000 after buying an additional 37,340 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on WTW shares. Barclays lifted their price objective 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI upgraded 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. Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $380.00 price objective (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $346.15.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

WTW stock remained flat at $334.51 during trading on Thursday. The company had a trading volume of 418,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 560,596. The stock has a market cap of $33.35 billion, a PE ratio of -334.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.71. The business's fifty day moving average price is $325.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $311.32. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12 month low of $245.04 and a 12 month high of $344.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 analysts' expectations of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.44 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is currently -368.00%.

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In related news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. This represents a 4.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

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.