AON (AON) Competitors

AON (NYSE:AON) and Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AON or WTW?

AON has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Towers Watson Public. AON is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willis Towers Watson Public, 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
AON	$16.75B	4.54	$2.65B	$11.94	29.57
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.81B	3.18	-$98M	$1.46	215.60

Which has more risk & volatility, AON or WTW?

AON has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AON or WTW?

86.1% of AON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of AON shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AON or WTW?

In the previous week, AON had 35 more articles in the media than Willis Towers Watson Public. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for AON and 18 mentions for Willis Towers Watson Public. Willis Towers Watson Public's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat AON's score of 0.69 indicating that Willis Towers Watson Public is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AON	26 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Willis Towers Watson Public	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AON or WTW a better dividend stock?

AON pays an annual dividend of $2.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AON pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out 252.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Willis Towers Watson Public has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Willis Towers Watson Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AON or WTW more profitable?

AON has a net margin of 15.54% compared to Willis Towers Watson Public's net margin of 1.40%. AON's return on equity of 50.91% beat Willis Towers Watson Public's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AON	15.54%	50.91%	7.00%
Willis Towers Watson Public	1.40%	21.60%	6.20%

Do analysts prefer AON or WTW?

AON presently has a consensus target price of $409.21, suggesting a potential upside of 15.90%. Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus target price of $367.11, suggesting a potential upside of 16.63%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than AON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AON	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Willis Towers Watson Public	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

AON beats Willis Towers Watson Public on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.