Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Purchased by Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 3.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,626 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $773,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Graypoint LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% during the second quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.1% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,189 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of WTW opened at $312.65 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.72. The firm has a market cap of $31.49 billion, a PE ratio of -42.95, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $234.01 and a twelve month high of $320.77. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $296.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $276.48.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) 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 firm had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.24 earnings per share. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -48.35%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays assumed coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. One research 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 MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $312.27.

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.