William Blair Issues Negative Forecast for WTW Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) - William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.62 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.83. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public's current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public's FY2025 earnings at $16.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $9.03 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on WTW. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock 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. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $387.00 price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $350.00.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $302.19 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $248.09 and a 1 year high of $344.14. The firm has a market cap of $30.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -302.19, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day moving average of $326.46 and a 200 day moving average of $317.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTW. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 52.4% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,682,939 shares of the company's stock worth $1,153,644,000 after buying an additional 1,266,484 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,788,542 shares of the company's stock worth $873,483,000 after acquiring an additional 1,217,714 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.7% during the 4th 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 during the period. Baupost Group LLC MA lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,836,748 shares of the company's stock valued at $575,343,000 after purchasing an additional 55,542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter worth approximately $484,210,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, 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 SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

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 issued a $0.92 dividend. This is an increase from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.22%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is currently -736.00%.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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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