BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC Has $1.66 Million Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 28.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,300 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the period. BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,660,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of WTW. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 2,013 shares of the company's stock worth $631,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 520 shares of the company's stock valued at $163,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the company's stock valued at $350,000 after buying an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,983 shares of the company's stock valued at $621,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company's stock.

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Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. This trade represents a 4.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ WTW traded down $2.43 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $324.73. 528,747 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 563,072. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1-year low of $245.04 and a 1-year high of $344.14. The company has a market cap of $32.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -324.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $327.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $316.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.98.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. Willis Towers Watson Public's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $7.44 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is currently -368.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WTW has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays increased their target price on 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. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $346.38.

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.