Hantz Financial Services Inc. Buys 8,664 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 19,253.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,709 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,664 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $2,728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WTW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price objective (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $329.83 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The company has a market cap of $33.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -45.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52 week low of $242.54 and a 52 week high of $334.99. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $316.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $299.12.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.24 earnings per share. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

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.