Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Raises Stock Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,240 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $4,194,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. American National Bank purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the second quarter worth $36,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Millennium Group LLC purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter valued at about $54,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of WTW opened at $314.40 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $298.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $279.12. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $234.01 and a 12-month high of $320.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.67 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.24 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on WTW. Roth Mkm upped their price target on 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. UBS Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $352.00 to $359.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $313.87.

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.