Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) to Post FY2024 Earnings of $16.51 Per Share, William Blair Forecasts

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2024 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 25th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $16.51 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $16.36. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.45 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q4 2025 earnings at $8.77 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $18.44 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on WTW. Roth Mkm upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $272.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, April 26th. Bank of America raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $272.00 to $304.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $318.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $299.36.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $284.42 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $260.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $262.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.94 and a quick ratio of 1.94. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $195.29 and a 1 year high of $285.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.89 billion, a PE ratio of 28.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $2.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.28 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.27 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 11.24% and a return on equity of 16.97%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.05 earnings per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, June 30th were given a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 28th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.31%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 168.8% during the 4th quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. American National Bank acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares in 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.