Versant Capital Management Inc Has $55,000 Stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 95.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 174 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 85 shares during the quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $55,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $164,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 608 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of WTW stock opened at $309.04 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $313.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $291.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The firm has a market cap of $31.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $237.50 and a one year high of $334.99.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced 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 business 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 quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.24 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WTW has been the subject of several analyst reports. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Roth Mkm boosted their target price 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. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.33.

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.