MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB Has $106,000 Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 12.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 337 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $106,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on WTW shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $319.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $315.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $296.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.82, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $242.54 and a 52-week high of $334.99.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.24 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio 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.