Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $1 Million Stock Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 144.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,203 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,893 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,003,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in WTW. Mizuho Securities USA LLC increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95,880.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 7,569,000 shares of the company's stock worth $2,229,298,000 after purchasing an additional 7,561,114 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,629,439 shares of the company's stock valued at $772,027,000 after buying an additional 19,623 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,416,455 shares of the company's stock worth $711,718,000 after buying an additional 48,384 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.5% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,002,167 shares of the company's stock valued at $589,698,000 after acquiring an additional 10,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baupost Group LLC MA lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.8% in the third quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,781,206 shares of the company's stock valued at $524,619,000 after acquiring an additional 128,558 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

WTW stock traded up $1.22 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $325.95. The stock had a trading volume of 759,314 shares, compared to its average volume of 545,812. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52 week low of $245.04 and a 52 week high of $334.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $318.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $304.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -325.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The company had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $7.44 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is -352.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Barclays increased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $380.00 price objective (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. One equities research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $342.08.

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.