River Global Investors LLP Has $4.36 Million Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

River Global Investors LLP lowered its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 26.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 13,912 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,016 shares during the period. Willis Towers Watson Public accounts for approximately 0.8% of River Global Investors LLP's holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. River Global Investors LLP's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $4,356,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% during the 4th 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 boosted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company's stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake 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 worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the company's stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total transaction of $1,136,245.68. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WTW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial restated a "buy" rating and issued a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW traded down $5.42 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $321.10. 782,820 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 504,928. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $245.04 and a one year high of $344.14. The stock has a market cap of $32.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -321.10, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $323.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $309.88.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $7.44 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.15%. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -368.00%.

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.