Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.73 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.75. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public's current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public's Q3 2025 earnings at $3.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.86 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.99 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.61 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $7.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.85 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.77 EPS.
Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of 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. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $346.38.
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Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance
Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded down $5.51 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $315.49. 225,803 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 563,859. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $327.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $316.90. Willis Towers Watson Public has a fifty-two week low of $245.04 and a fifty-two week high of $344.14. The firm has a market cap of $31.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -315.49, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.
Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.44 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid 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 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -368.00%.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. This trade represents a 4.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC grew its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,682,939 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,153,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266,484 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,788,542 shares of the company's stock valued at $873,483,000 after acquiring an additional 1,217,714 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,228,497 shares of the company's stock worth $698,055,000 after acquiring an additional 285,497 shares in the last quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,836,748 shares of the company's stock worth $575,343,000 after purchasing an additional 55,542 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth $484,210,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.
About Willis Towers Watson Public
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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.
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