Y.D. More Investments Ltd Buys 69 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 121.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 126 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 69 shares during the quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $39,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% during the third 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, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of WTW stock opened at $326.91 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. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $317.58 and a 200-day moving average of $301.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.01 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The company’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $7.44 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is -48.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on WTW. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays boosted their price target on 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 raised their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $333.64.

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.