Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Sold by DT Investment Partners LLC

DT Investment Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 37.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 281 shares of the company’s stock after selling 170 shares during the quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $88,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 337 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $729,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $322.28 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $317.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $303.06. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $245.04 and a 12-month high of $334.99. 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 (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 0.99% and a positive return on equity of 20.02%. The firm had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.05 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $7.44 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 17.72 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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 was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently -352.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on WTW shares. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price objective (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of 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. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Raymond James raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $342.08.

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.