Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Sold by Atria Investments Inc

Atria Investments Inc lowered its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 7.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,053 shares of the company’s stock after selling 259 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $899,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 6,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,495,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.6% during the 1st quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 21.3% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 3,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $845,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seven Eight Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter worth approximately $808,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 0.7 %

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $312.65 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $234.01 and a one year high of $320.77. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $296.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $277.08. The company has a market capitalization of $31.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.95, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its earnings results 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 positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.24 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WTW shares. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Truist Financial lifted their price objective 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. Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $352.00 to $359.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $312.27.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.