Savant Capital LLC Has $3.90 Million Stock Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW

Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,726 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 307 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $3,901,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $429,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 13.4% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 19,473 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,581,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.4% in the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 1,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.0% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,078,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter valued at $467,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up from $380.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $356.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup began coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $351.00 price target on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $382.00 to $373.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $355.00 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $366.92.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $326.05 on Monday. 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 Limited Company has a twelve month low of $292.97 and a twelve month high of $352.79. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $333.09 and its 200-day moving average is $319.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 223.32, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.69.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $3.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.05 by $0.02. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 21.60%. The business had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.93 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is presently 17.52%.

Willis Towers Watson Public declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, September 18th that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.