Natixis Advisors LLC Has $43.57 Million Stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 147,913 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,709 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $43,565,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Swedbank AB acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter valued at about $4,512,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.7% in the first quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 115,262 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,706,000 after buying an additional 3,021 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 38.4% in the second quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 6,716 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,761,000 after buying an additional 1,863 shares in the last quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.6% during the second quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 44,115 shares of the company's stock worth $11,564,000 after purchasing an additional 2,744 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 154,973 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,618,000 after acquiring an additional 6,118 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WTW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Barclays initiated coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an "underweight" rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. Roth Mkm boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $312.27.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $0.05 on Monday, reaching $312.70. 576,609 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 483,108. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $296.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $277.24. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $234.01 and a twelve month high of $320.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market cap of $31.50 billion, a PE ratio of -42.95, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.24 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.67 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were given a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -48.35%.

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.