Advisory Services Network LLC Has $249,000 Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Advisory Services Network LLC cut its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 51.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 796 shares of the company's stock after selling 828 shares during the quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.1% in the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,096 shares of the company's stock valued at $912,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.2% during the third quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,560 shares of the company's stock worth $754,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 4,026 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,266,000 after buying an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter valued at $39,999,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at $630,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on WTW shares. UBS Group raised 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 report on Tuesday, March 18th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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. Barclays boosted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $346.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 value of $1,136,245.68. Following the sale, the insider now 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.32% of the company's stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 5.1 %

WTW traded down $16.54 during trading on Thursday, reaching $309.14. 497,180 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 568,943. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $245.04 and a fifty-two week high of $344.14. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $30.82 billion, a PE ratio of -309.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The company's fifty day moving average price is $327.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $317.19.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast 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 was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.92 dividend. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is currently -368.00%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Company 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.