Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Sold by Interval Partners LP

Interval Partners LP lowered its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 54.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,650 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,505 shares during the period. Interval Partners LP’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $3,336,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WTW. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 4,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,364,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Sunriver Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 175,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,013,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 239.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 44,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,043,000 after acquiring an additional 31,643 shares during the period. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter worth $263,000. Finally, Longboard Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter worth $245,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.0%

WTW stock opened at $309.05 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1-year low of $248.09 and a 1-year high of $344.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $321.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $318.84. The firm has a market cap of $30.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -309.05, 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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The firm had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.13 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.32 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. This is an increase from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is presently -736.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut 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. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $351.55.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. The trade was a 4.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.