FY2026 Earnings Estimate for WTW Issued By William Blair

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, January 23rd. William Blair analyst A. Klauber expects that the company will post earnings per share of $19.80 for the year. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.75 per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly 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 firm 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%. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.24 earnings per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on WTW. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $322.37 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $242.54 and a 1 year high of $334.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.47 billion, a PE ratio of -44.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.74. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $315.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $297.76.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.09%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is presently -48.35%.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of WTW. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the third 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. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.