Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Has $390,000 Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. cut its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,488 shares of the company’s stock after selling 70 shares during the quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $390,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. American National Bank bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the second quarter worth $36,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter valued at $58,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $323.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $272.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Barclays began coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial upped their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $310.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $298.73.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.6 %

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $289.21 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $283.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $268.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.94 and a current ratio of 1.94. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $203.36 and a 52-week high of $296.45. The firm has a market cap of $29.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.01, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.28 by $0.27. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 11.24% and a return on equity of 16.97%. The business had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.05 earnings per share. Willis Towers Watson Public’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.51 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.31%.

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.