6,030 Shares in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Bought by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 6,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,454,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WTW. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $502,000. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 259,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,226,000 after purchasing an additional 18,657 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1,736.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 56,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,619,000 after purchasing an additional 53,391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Seed Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $204,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WTW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $297.00 to $303.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $317.00 to $311.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. TD Cowen started coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $316.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $318.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 11th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $295.54.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.13, for a total transaction of $299,343.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,170 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,134,782.10. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.7 %

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $254.86 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1-year low of $195.29 and a 1-year high of $278.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.56, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 0.75. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $266.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $253.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.21 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 16.31%. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.84 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, March 31st were paid a $0.88 dividend. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is presently 35.31%.

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.