Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for WTW Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2024 earnings estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued on Thursday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $16.62 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $16.44. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q4 2024 earnings at $7.85 EPS, Q1 2025 earnings at $3.67 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $3.04 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $8.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.78 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.73 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.24 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on WTW. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Roth Mkm increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $352.00 to $359.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $312.27.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $312.70 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $31.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.95, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12-month low of $234.01 and a 12-month high of $320.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $296.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $277.24.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mizuho Securities USA LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95,880.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 7,569,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,229,298,000 after buying an additional 7,561,114 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,629,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $772,027,000 after buying an additional 19,623 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,416,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $711,718,000 after buying an additional 48,384 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,002,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $589,698,000 after purchasing an additional 10,856 shares during the period. Finally, Baupost Group LLC MA grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,781,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,619,000 after purchasing an additional 128,558 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.