What is Roth Capital's Estimate for WTW Q1 Earnings?

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the company will earn $3.48 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.65. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public's current full-year earnings is $17.72 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public's Q2 2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $8.20 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $17.85 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on WTW. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of 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 report on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $380.00 target price (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 1.0 %

Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $3.32 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $322.28. The stock had a trading volume of 456,724 shares, compared to its average volume of 546,104. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $317.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $303.06. Willis Towers Watson Public has a twelve month low of $245.04 and a twelve month high of $334.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The firm has a market cap of $32.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -322.28, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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%. Willis Towers Watson Public's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $7.44 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -352.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 123,923 shares of the company's stock worth $38,782,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 86,474 shares of the company's stock worth $27,087,000 after buying an additional 3,422 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 143.0% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,406 shares of the company's stock worth $754,000 after buying an additional 1,416 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 190,723 shares of the company's stock worth $59,742,000 after buying an additional 55,722 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the company's stock worth $774,000 after buying an additional 295 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.