Diversified Trust Co Acquires 3,683 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 314.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,853 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,683 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,335,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 168.8% in the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 112.8% during the 4th quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glassman Wealth Services acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WTW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $317.00 to $318.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 20th. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price target (up previously from $295.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $312.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $297.00 to $303.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $296.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $259.42 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $195.29 and a 52-week high of $278.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $256.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $258.78.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.21 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 16.31%. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.37 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.84 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.27 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.31%.

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.