Cantor Fitzgerald Comments on WTW FY2025 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Stock analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis anticipates that the company will post earnings of $16.73 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Neutral” rating and a $355.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s FY2026 earnings at $18.95 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.65 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.23 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 21.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.55 EPS.

WTW has been the topic of several other research reports. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $351.00 price target on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $364.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $330.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.24 billion, a PE ratio of 226.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $309.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $316.75. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 52-week low of $279.08 and a 52-week high of $344.14.

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In related news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 11,982 shares in the company, valued at $3,783,316.50. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth about $458,662,000. Dodge & Cox acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter valued at about $391,837,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 77.5% during 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. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 40,489.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,007,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,461,000 after purchasing an additional 1,004,947 shares during the period. Finally, Soundwatch Capital LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter valued at about $272,790,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.