Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for WTW Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $7.92 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $7.94. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q1 2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.61 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.55 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on WTW. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $313.78 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 52 week low of $252.22 and a 52 week high of $344.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $314.42 and a 200 day moving average of $319.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -313.78, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.13 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently -736.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.8% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $682,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 38.6% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.9% in the first quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Mather Group LLC. increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.2% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 718 shares of the company’s stock worth $243,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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.