Bamco Inc. NY Acquires 222 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Bamco Inc. NY lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 0.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 95,295 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the quarter. Bamco Inc. NY owned 0.09% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $28,067,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. American National Bank purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. New Millennium Group LLC purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.5 %

WTW stock opened at $320.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $301.93 and a 200 day moving average price of $282.00. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $234.01 and a fifty-two week high of $322.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued 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 business had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.24 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays increased their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Roth Mkm raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $313.87.

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.