Callahan Advisors LLC Buys 352 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Callahan Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 2.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,744 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 352 shares during the quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $4,618,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 121.1% during the 4th quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $72,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on WTW. Barclays raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 0.6 %

WTW opened at $320.40 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $317.21 and a 200-day moving average of $303.76. The stock has a market cap of $32.27 billion, a PE ratio of -320.40, a PEG ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52 week low of $245.04 and a 52 week high of $334.99. 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 (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $7.44 earnings per share. Equities research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

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

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.