Zacks Research Equities Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report released on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now expects that the company will post earnings of $3.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.51. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.27 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $7.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.11 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $4.30 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.21 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 16.31%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.84 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on WTW. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $297.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 target price (up previously from $295.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $317.00 to $311.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 6th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $312.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $296.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.7 %

WTW stock opened at $262.14 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $256.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $258.47. Willis Towers Watson Public has a one year low of $195.29 and a one year high of $278.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.29, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 5,568,252 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,062,000 after purchasing an additional 158,234 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4,811.5% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,472,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $355,217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,442,722 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,466,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,423,000 after purchasing an additional 32,792 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter worth $300,782,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 25.4% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,093,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,544,000 after acquiring an additional 221,450 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 28th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.34%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.31%.

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.