FY2026 Earnings Estimate for WTW Issued By William Blair

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at William Blair issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber forecasts that the company will post earnings of $19.80 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.75 per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The business had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.24 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on WTW. Raymond James raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group raised shares of 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 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

WTW opened at $322.37 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12 month low of $242.54 and a 12 month high of $334.99. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $315.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $297.76. The stock has a market cap of $32.47 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.09%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,446,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

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.