Cantor Fitzgerald Has Weak Outlook for WTW FY2025 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued on Monday, November 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis now forecasts that the company will earn $16.48 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $16.61. Cantor Fitzgerald has a “Neutral” rating and a $355.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s FY2026 earnings at $19.15 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.05 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 21.60% and a net margin of 1.40%.The business’s revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.93 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up previously from $380.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $395.00 to $398.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $366.00 to $372.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $366.83.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $314.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $333.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $319.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 215.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12-month low of $292.97 and a 12-month high of $352.79.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is presently 17.52%.

Willis Towers Watson Public announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, September 18th that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Arizona State Retirement System lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.6% in the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 29,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,095,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 69,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,981,000 after acquiring an additional 7,600 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 71.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 2,151 shares of the company’s stock valued at $740,000 after acquiring an additional 893 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 14,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,160,000 after acquiring an additional 1,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 16.7% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 12,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,467,000 after purchasing an additional 1,852 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

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.