Roth Capital Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for WTW

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued on Friday, November 1st. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.28 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $3.13. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.55 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q4 2025 earnings at $8.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $19.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.35 EPS.

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

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on WTW. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Roth Mkm upped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $272.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $323.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $309.87.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $302.82 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 52 week low of $234.00 and a 52 week high of $308.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $292.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $273.65. The company has a market cap of $30.75 billion, a PE ratio of -41.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.73.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 520.3% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 417,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,765,000 after buying an additional 350,135 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 17.8% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,728,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,123,000 after buying an additional 261,562 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,006,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,904,000 after buying an additional 185,126 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 456.5% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 198,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,006,000 after buying an additional 162,741 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 161.4% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 190,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,032,000 after purchasing an additional 117,372 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th were paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

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.