Brokers Set Expectations for WTW Q1 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department anticipates 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 $17.32 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 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. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $7.44 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on WTW. 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. Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of 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. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $325.95 on Friday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $318.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $304.94. The company has a market capitalization of $32.83 billion, a PE ratio of -325.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 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.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTW. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 19,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,625,000 after acquiring an additional 1,957 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 71.7% in the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,957,000 after purchasing an additional 2,775 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 28.3% in the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 104,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,753,000 after buying an additional 23,001 shares during the last quarter. Atom Investors LP boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 64.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atom Investors LP now owns 8,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,360,000 after buying an additional 3,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 187,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,156,000 after buying an additional 37,340 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is presently -352.00%.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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.