Roth Capital Has Positive Estimate for WTW Q3 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.14 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.12. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.75 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.40 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $7.44 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

WTW has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target 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. Raymond James raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial reissued 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. Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned 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 an average target price of $338.69.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $325.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $245.04 and a 1 year high of $334.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $317.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $301.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position 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 worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -48.35%.

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.