Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Bought by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 23.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,894 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 918 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,533,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% in the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth about $49,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $72,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $76,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 74,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,986,996.09. This trade represents a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WTW shares. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research note on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $387.00 price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $346.15.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of WTW traded down $1.68 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $313.13. The company had a trading volume of 97,561 shares, compared to its average volume of 556,836. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $327.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $315.29. 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 market capitalization of $31.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -313.28, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $7.44 EPS. The business's revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This is an increase from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -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.