Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW Shares Purchased by Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV

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Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW – Free Report) by 0.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,615 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 55 shares during the quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $4,263,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WTW. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 40,489.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,007,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,461,000 after buying an additional 1,004,947 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 6,286.4% during the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 862,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,284,000 after buying an additional 849,358 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter valued at approximately $195,043,000. Polen Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 185.1% during the first quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC now owns 366,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,872,000 after buying an additional 237,953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 6,618.7% during the first quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 126,781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,846,000 after buying an additional 124,894 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on WTW shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Barclays cut their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $355.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $351.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $362.92.

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Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.2%

WTW opened at $329.27 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 12 month low of $283.29 and a 12 month high of $344.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The stock has a market cap of $32.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 225.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.71. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $318.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $317.42.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.65 by $0.21. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 21.60% and a net margin of 1.40%.The firm had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.23 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.55 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 252.05%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Company Profile

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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.

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