Citigroup Lowers Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) Price Target to $300.00

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) had its price objective reduced by research analysts at Citigroup from $366.00 to $300.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 17.10% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on WTW. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $398.00 to $409.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Evercore raised their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $383.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $341.00 to $322.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $354.00 to $347.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $358.00 to $353.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $353.60.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $256.19. 1,253,090 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 757,349. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $291.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $311.58. The company has a quick ratio of 2.21, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.62. Willis Towers Watson Public has a twelve month low of $246.60 and a twelve month high of $352.79.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.65 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.41 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 16.53% and a return on equity of 20.91%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.13 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public will post 19.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 86.7% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 190,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,470,000 after acquiring an additional 88,659 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 2,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period. Seelaus Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $250,000. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $344,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Willis Towers Watson Public

Here are the key news stories impacting Willis Towers Watson Public this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broker upgrade — BMO Capital Markets upgraded WTW from “market perform” to “outperform” and set a $300 price target, signaling analyst confidence and providing upside support to the share price. Benzinga: BMO upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings beat — WTW reported $3.72 EPS vs. consensus ~$3.65 and revenue roughly in line with expectations, with revenue up ~8.5% year-over-year and improved margins, a fundamental beat that supports valuation (P/E ~15.8). WTW Reports First Quarter 2026 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Operational move — Leadership appointments to accelerate growth and integrate Newfront in North America signal management is focused on execution and technology-driven broking expansion. Willis announces leadership appointments
• Neutral Sentiment: Details available — The full earnings call transcript and slide deck are posted (useful for investors digging into organic revenue, segment trends and guidance commentary). Review the transcript/slides for color on revenue drivers and margin guidance. Earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Shareholder investigation — Johnson Fistel announced an investigation into WTW’s executives over potential securities-law claims, which can create headline risk and investor uncertainty. Johnson Fistel investigation notice
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed market reaction — Some coverage framed the quarter as disappointing on revenue detail/trajectory, which prompted short-term selling pressure despite the EPS beat. Watch next-quarter organic revenue trends and management commentary. Seeking Alpha: stock slumps after disappointing Q1 revenue

Willis Towers Watson Public Company Profile

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ: WTW) is a global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps organizations manage risk, optimize benefits and cultivate talent. The firm combines insurance brokerage and risk management capabilities with human capital and benefits consulting, actuarial and analytics services, and technology-enabled solutions. Willis Towers Watson serves a broad client base that includes multinational and mid-sized corporations, public sector organizations, insurers and investment managers.

The company’s core activities encompass commercial and reinsurance brokerage, risk transfer and risk-financing advice, and claims advocacy, alongside employee benefits and retirement consulting.