Roth Capital Has Bullish Estimate for WTW Q3 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $3.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.12. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.75 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.40 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $7.44 earnings per share.

WTW has been the topic of several other reports. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $338.69.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $325.79 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $317.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $301.44. Willis Towers Watson Public has a twelve month low of $245.04 and a twelve month high of $334.99.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WTW. Mizuho Securities USA LLC increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95,880.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 7,569,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,229,298,000 after purchasing an additional 7,561,114 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 277.8% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 844,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,706,000 after buying an additional 620,926 shares during the period. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 47,515.7% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 499,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,255,000 after acquiring an additional 498,915 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 33,979.6% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 458,370 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,580,000 after acquiring an additional 457,025 shares during the period. Finally, Canoe Financial LP bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at $47,883,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Company 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.