Research Analysts Set Expectations for WTW Q1 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Research analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.31 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.31 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.86 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.15 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $8.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $17.38 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.09 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.46 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.39 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $7.44 EPS.

WTW has been the topic of several other research reports. 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 company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price 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. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of WTW opened at $325.95 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The business has a fifty day moving average of $318.31 and a 200 day moving average of $304.58. The company has a market cap of $32.83 billion, a PE ratio of -325.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 52-week low of $245.04 and a 52-week high of $334.99.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 94.9% in the fourth quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% in the fourth quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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 given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis 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 currently -352.00%.

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.