Research Analysts Set Expectations for WTW FY2027 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2027 earnings estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the company will earn $22.67 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.31 per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $7.44 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on WTW. Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of WTW stock opened at $325.95 on Thursday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12 month low of $245.04 and a 12 month high of $334.99. The stock has a market cap of $32.83 billion, a P/E ratio of -325.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $318.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $304.58.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -352.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WTW. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,969,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 409.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 129,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,153,000 after acquiring an additional 104,106 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 29.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $964,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.