Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Stock Holdings Lowered by Diversified Trust Co

Diversified Trust Co trimmed its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 13.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,787 shares of the company’s stock after selling 933 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,813,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at about $164,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $314.15 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.64 billion, a PE ratio of -43.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1 year low of $238.37 and a 1 year high of $334.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $314.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $293.05.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.24 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is -48.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WTW shares. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Raymond James raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $359.00 to $378.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $331.53.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.