Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Acquired by Caitlin John LLC

Caitlin John LLC raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,941 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the quarter. Willis Towers Watson Public comprises 1.2% of Caitlin John LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Caitlin John LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,861,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of WTW. Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $811,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Tectonic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $215,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 20.7% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,260,000 after acquiring an additional 1,771 shares in the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% in the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 7,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,223,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on WTW shares. Raymond James raised 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 report on Thursday, December 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $320.65 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $317.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $301.13. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $245.04 and a twelve month high of $334.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The company had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $7.44 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is -48.35%.

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.