GSA Capital Partners LLP Invests $262,000 in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 891 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $262,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 5.2% in the second quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,991,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,002,000 after purchasing an additional 98,922 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,728,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,123,000 after buying an additional 261,562 shares during the last quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,652,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,225,000 after buying an additional 96,981 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 1,122,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,246,000 after buying an additional 39,288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.5% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,006,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,904,000 after acquiring an additional 185,126 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.1 %

WTW opened at $314.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.72. The company has a market capitalization of $31.67 billion, a PE ratio of -43.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $298.57 and its 200-day moving average is $278.95. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $234.01 and a one year high of $320.77.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.24 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on 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 Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $313.87.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.