Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Purchased by Stifel Financial Corp

Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,569 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,025 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $3,997,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.4% in the third quarter. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 19,099 shares of the company's stock worth $5,625,000 after purchasing an additional 1,957 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 71.7% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the company's stock worth $1,957,000 after acquiring an additional 2,775 shares during the period. Atom Investors LP raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 64.0% during the third quarter. Atom Investors LP now owns 8,014 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,360,000 after acquiring an additional 3,126 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 28.3% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 104,414 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,753,000 after acquiring an additional 23,001 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings 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 valued at $589,698,000 after purchasing an additional 10,856 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on WTW. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective 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. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $321.80.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.8 %

WTW stock traded down $2.62 on Tuesday, hitting $310.53. 887,433 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 510,544. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $307.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $286.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $234.88 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The stock has a market cap of $31.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The company's revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.24 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

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.