Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) Price Target Raised to $295.00

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) had its target price boosted by Evercore ISI from $290.00 to $295.00 in a report published on Friday morning, Benzinga reports. They currently have an in-line rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on WTW. Roth Mkm upped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. BMO Capital Markets raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an underperform rating to a market perform rating and upped their price target for the stock from $236.00 to $298.00 in a research note on Monday, February 12th. TD Cowen began coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. They set an outperform rating and a $316.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $248.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Raymond James reissued an outperform rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $295.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $293.43.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $250.95 on Friday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a one year low of $195.29 and a one year high of $278.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.45. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $269.96 and its 200 day moving average is $251.10. The firm has a market cap of $25.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.17, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.21 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 16.31% and a net margin of 10.88%. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.84 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public will post 16.25 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Sunday, March 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 1.40%. This is an increase from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.13, for a total transaction of $299,343.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,134,782.10. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.22% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Blueshift Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Blueshift Asset Management LLC now owns 1,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 12,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,134,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 249 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the period. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.7% in the first quarter. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,787,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Checchi Capital Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 5.6% in the first quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 884 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.