Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Acquired by Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,630 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $5,193,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Graypoint LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% in the second quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ WTW opened at $322.00 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $32.43 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12 month low of $234.01 and a 12 month high of $322.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The company has a 50-day moving average of $301.34 and a 200-day moving average of $281.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.24 earnings per share. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on WTW shares. Truist Financial raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Roth Mkm lifted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays upped their target price on 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $313.87.

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.