Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) is set to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, October 31st. Analysts expect Willis Towers Watson Public to post earnings of $2.68 per share for the quarter. Parties that wish to listen to the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $292.12 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $290.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $272.30. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 52-week low of $227.81 and a 52-week high of $303.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.95, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently 33.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on WTW shares. 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 for the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $321.00 to $334.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. UBS Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $323.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $309.47.

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.