Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Sold by Choreo LLC

Choreo LLC reduced its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 6.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,626 shares of the company’s stock after selling 106 shares during the period. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $510,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Tectonic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter worth approximately $215,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 20.7% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,260,000 after buying an additional 1,771 shares during the period. Y.D. More Investments Ltd increased its holdings 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 worth $39,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 7,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,223,000 after buying an additional 1,288 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 17.4% in the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 15,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,996,000 after acquiring an additional 2,359 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $319.23 on Wednesday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The company has a market capitalization of $32.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -319.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $317.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $302.69.

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. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $7.44 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is -352.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on WTW. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Evercore ISI raised 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 reduced their price target on shares of 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. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Raymond James raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $338.69.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.