FY2027 Earnings Estimate for WTW Issued By Zacks Research

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department anticipates that the company will earn $22.67 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.35 per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $7.44 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

WTW has been the topic of a number of other research reports. 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 stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $324.73 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $317.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $304.44. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The firm has a market cap of $32.71 billion, a PE ratio of -324.73, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is -352.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,969,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 409.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 129,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,153,000 after purchasing an additional 104,106 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 29.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $964,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

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.