William Blair Has Negative Forecast for WTW Q2 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the company will earn $2.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.83. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s FY2025 earnings at $16.77 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $9.03 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.27 by ($0.14). Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on WTW. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Barclays increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $348.25.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of WTW stock opened at $303.16 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market cap of $30.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -303.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $326.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $317.80. Willis Towers Watson Public has a one year low of $248.09 and a one year high of $344.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -736.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,996.09. This represents a 4.35 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 52.4% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,682,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,153,644,000 after purchasing an additional 1,266,484 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,788,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $873,483,000 after purchasing an additional 1,217,714 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,228,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,055,000 after purchasing an additional 285,497 shares during the period. Baupost Group LLC MA boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,836,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $575,343,000 after purchasing an additional 55,542 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $484,210,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.