OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC Purchases 2,775 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 71.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,644 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,775 shares during the quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,957,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WTW. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,626 shares of the company's stock valued at $773,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.6% during the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 6,022 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,774,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.5% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 16,578 shares of the company's stock worth $4,883,000 after buying an additional 1,707 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter valued at $2,981,000. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.5% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,002,167 shares of the company's stock worth $589,698,000 after purchasing an additional 10,856 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

WTW stock traded up $0.05 on Monday, reaching $312.70. 524,666 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 482,875. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12 month low of $234.01 and a 12 month high of $320.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $296.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $277.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.50 billion, a PE ratio of -42.95, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.24 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -48.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays began coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They set an "underweight" rating and a $278.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. One investment 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $312.27.

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.