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Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$314.77 -1.04 (-0.33%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$313.78 -0.99 (-0.31%)
As of 08/1/2025 06:51 PM Eastern
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About Willis Towers Watson Public Stock (NASDAQ:WTW)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$311.99
$316.59
50-Day Range
$295.96
$317.31
52-Week Range
$271.01
$344.14
Volume
928,150 shs
Average Volume
665,068 shs
Market Capitalization
$31.21 billion
P/E Ratio
215.60
Dividend Yield
1.17%
Price Target
$367.11
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

WTW MarketRank™: 

Willis Towers Watson Public scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 428th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Willis Towers Watson Public has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Willis Towers Watson Public has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Willis Towers Watson Public's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Willis Towers Watson Public are expected to grow by 12.59% in the coming year, from $17.32 to $19.50 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 215.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 215.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.74.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Willis Towers Watson Public has a PEG Ratio of 2.66. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Willis Towers Watson Public has a P/B Ratio of 3.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.01% of the float of Willis Towers Watson Public has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Willis Towers Watson Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Willis Towers Watson Public has recently decreased by 49.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Willis Towers Watson Public pays a meaningful dividend of 1.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Willis Towers Watson Public has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Willis Towers Watson Public is 252.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Willis Towers Watson Public will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.87% next year. This indicates that Willis Towers Watson Public will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.01% of the float of Willis Towers Watson Public has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Willis Towers Watson Public has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Willis Towers Watson Public has recently decreased by 49.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Willis Towers Watson Public has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Willis Towers Watson Public this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for WTW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Willis Towers Watson Public insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $505,200.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.32% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.09% of the stock of Willis Towers Watson Public is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Willis Towers Watson Public's insider trading history.
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WTW Stock News Headlines

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WTW Reports Second Quarter 2025 Earnings
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WTW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Willis Towers Watson Public's stock was trading at $313.24 at the start of the year. Since then, WTW stock has increased by 0.5% and is now trading at $314.77.

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.21. The company's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Willis Towers Watson Public include Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. (0.29%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.25%), Canoe Financial LP (0.24%) and Cortland Associates Inc. MO (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Julie Jarecke Gebauer, Gene H Wickes, Andrew Jay Krasner, Anne Donovan Bodnar and Brendan R Oneill.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of WTW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Willis Towers Watson Public investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/15/2025
Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
8/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - BROKERS
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WTW
CIK
1140536
Employees
48,900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$400.00
Low Price Target
$305.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.89
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.46
Trailing P/E Ratio
215.60
Forward P/E Ratio
18.17
P/E Growth
2.66
Net Income
-$98 million
Net Margins
1.40%
Pretax Margin
3.16%
Return on Equity
21.60%
Return on Assets
6.20%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.58
Current Ratio
1.90
Quick Ratio
1.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$9.81 billion
Price / Sales
3.18
Cash Flow
$21.63 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.55
Book Value
$82.50 per share
Price / Book
3.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
99,150,000
Free Float
98,833,000
Market Cap
$31.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.68

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This page (NASDAQ:WTW) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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