Savant Capital LLC Sells 67 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Savant Capital LLC reduced its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,401 shares of the company’s stock after selling 67 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $3,885,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.9% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $319.23 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -319.23, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $317.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $302.69.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $7.44 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is currently -352.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WTW has been the topic of several research reports. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target 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. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $338.69.

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.