Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) is set to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, October 31st. Analysts expect Willis Towers Watson Public to post earnings of $2.68 per share for the quarter. Investors that are interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $2.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 11.24% and a return on equity of 16.97%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.05 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Willis Towers Watson Public to post $16 EPS for the current fiscal year and $18 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.1 %

WTW opened at $291.92 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12 month low of $204.18 and a 12 month high of $303.42. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $290.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $271.68.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WTW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $321.00 to $334.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Barclays began coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $278.00 price objective on the stock. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $309.47.

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.