FY2027 Earnings Forecast for WTW Issued By Zacks Research

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department forecasts that the company will post earnings of $22.67 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.35 per share.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.44 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Raymond James raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $325.63 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $317.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $304.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12 month low of $245.04 and a 12 month high of $334.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,969,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 409.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 129,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,153,000 after acquiring an additional 104,106 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 29.7% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,542 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 3,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $964,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares in the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is presently -352.00%.

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.