Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW Shares Sold by Leeward Investments LLC MA

Leeward Investments LLC MA trimmed its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 35,910 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,099 shares during the period. Leeward Investments LLC MA’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $11,800,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of WTW. Dodge & Cox increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 184.1% in the 3rd quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 3,632,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,254,740,000 after acquiring an additional 2,353,768 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 80.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,038,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,231,000 after acquiring an additional 462,249 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 56.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 745,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,365,000 after acquiring an additional 269,794 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 546.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 255,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,324,000 after acquiring an additional 216,124 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 6,645.5% in the 3rd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 213,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,612,000 after acquiring an additional 209,930 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of WTW opened at $247.64 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $284.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $306.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.39 billion, a PE ratio of 14.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a quick ratio of 2.92, a current ratio of 2.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 52-week low of $240.61 and a 52-week high of $352.79.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $3.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.65 by $0.07. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 16.84% and a return on equity of 21.52%. The company had revenue of $2.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 19.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.96 per share. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is 22.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Lucy Clarke acquired 1,896 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $263.37 per share, for a total transaction of $499,349.52. Following the transaction, the insider owned 22,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,982,976.29. This trade represents a 9.11% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WTW has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $353.00 to $338.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $330.00 to $320.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $363.00 to $354.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Truist Financial raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $379.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $351.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.