1,149 Shares in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Bought by Optimize Financial Inc

Optimize Financial Inc purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,149 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $360,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% during the fourth 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 bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth about $72,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth about $76,000. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity 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 on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the sale, the insider now 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on WTW shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an "outperform" rating and set a $387.00 price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price target for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $346.38.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded down $0.86 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $327.16. 553,568 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 562,379. The firm's fifty day moving average is $327.11 and its 200-day moving average is $316.19. The stock has a market cap of $32.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -327.16, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52 week low of $245.04 and a 52 week high of $344.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $7.44 EPS. Research 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 paid a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio 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.