Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Purchases 12,162 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 604,686 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,162 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.60% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $189,412,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company's stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company's stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 520 shares of the company's stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the company's stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Insider Activity at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $1.11 on Monday, hitting $332.00. 508,275 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 504,190. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.10 billion, a PE ratio of -332.00, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $322.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $309.24. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1 year low of $245.04 and a 1 year high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The company 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 period last year, the company posted $7.44 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This is an increase from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.11%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is -368.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WTW. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of 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. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $380.00 target price (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $342.08.

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.