Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Bought by Kingsview Wealth Management LLC

Kingsview Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 30,962 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $9,119,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. American National Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter worth approximately $41,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Millennium Group LLC purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Roth Mkm raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $313.87.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $314.40 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $298.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $278.95. The firm has a market cap of $31.67 billion, a PE ratio of -43.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $234.01 and a 12-month high of $320.77.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.24 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.