Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Competitors

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Chubb (NYSE:CB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Is WTW or CB more profitable?

Chubb has a net margin of 16.63% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of -0.99%. Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity of 20.02% beat Chubb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public	-0.99%	20.02%	6.03%
Chubb	16.63%	13.75%	3.79%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WTW or CB?

Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chubb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.93B	3.28	-$98M	-$1.00	-327.16
Chubb	$56.01B	2.04	$9.27B	$22.72	12.53

Is WTW or CB a better dividend stock?

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out -368.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chubb pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chubb has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Chubb is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WTW or CB?

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Chubb shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, WTW or CB?

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chubb has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WTW or CB?

In the previous week, Chubb had 25 more articles in the media than Willis Towers Watson Public. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Chubb and 31 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Chubb's score of 0.86 indicating that Willis Towers Watson Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Willis Towers Watson Public	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chubb	32 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend WTW or CB?

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus price target of $346.38, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Chubb has a consensus price target of $307.21, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Chubb's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chubb is more favorable than Willis Towers Watson Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Chubb	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WTW or CB?

Chubb received 683 more outperform votes than Willis Towers Watson Public when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.02% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Willis Towers Watson Public an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Willis Towers Watson Public	Outperform Votes 48 46.15%	Underperform Votes 56 53.85%
Chubb	Outperform Votes 731 63.02%	Underperform Votes 429 36.98%

Summary

Chubb beats Willis Towers Watson Public on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.