Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW Shares Bought by Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc

Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) by 28.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 19,859 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,396 shares during the period. Willis Towers Watson Public makes up approximately 1.5% of Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Foyston Gordon & Payne Inc’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $6,860,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter worth about $25,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 8,200.0% during the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 83 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Motco grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1,933.3% during the 3rd quarter. Motco now owns 122 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on WTW shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $351.00 to $366.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $365.00 to $345.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Truist Financial raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $366.00 to $379.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.50.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $305.17 on Friday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a twelve month low of $275.60 and a twelve month high of $352.79. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $317.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $325.34. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.85 billion, a PE ratio of 18.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.62.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $8.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.93 by $0.19. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 20.91% and a net margin of 16.53%.The business had revenue of $2.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $8.13 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.96 per share. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.47%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Profile

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ: WTW) is a global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps organizations manage risk, optimize benefits and cultivate talent. The firm combines insurance brokerage and risk management capabilities with human capital and benefits consulting, actuarial and analytics services, and technology-enabled solutions. Willis Towers Watson serves a broad client base that includes multinational and mid-sized corporations, public sector organizations, insurers and investment managers.

The company’s core activities encompass commercial and reinsurance brokerage, risk transfer and risk-financing advice, and claims advocacy, alongside employee benefits and retirement consulting.