S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC Has $687,000 Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 4.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,499 shares of the company’s stock after selling 124 shares during the period. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $687,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 168.8% in the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 112.8% in the fourth quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Glassman Wealth Services acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on WTW. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $312.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $317.00 to $318.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $315.00 price target (up previously from $295.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Thursday, March 28th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $290.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $272.00 to $304.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 22nd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $296.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW traded down $1.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $262.14. 784,081 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 489,957. The company’s 50 day moving average is $256.13 and its 200 day moving average is $258.47. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $195.29 and a one year high of $278.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.80 billion, a PE ratio of 26.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.89.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.21 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 16.31% and a net margin of 10.88%. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Sunday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.31%.

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.