Janus Henderson Group PLC Acquires 2,100 Shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 18.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,511 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $3,978,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.4% in the third quarter. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 19,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,625,000 after buying an additional 1,957 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 71.7% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,957,000 after acquiring an additional 2,775 shares during the last quarter. Atom Investors LP increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 64.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atom Investors LP now owns 8,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,360,000 after purchasing an additional 3,126 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 28.3% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 104,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,753,000 after purchasing an additional 23,001 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.5% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,002,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $589,698,000 after purchasing an additional 10,856 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 1.5 %

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $307.65 on Wednesday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1-year low of $234.01 and a 1-year high of $334.99. The company has a market capitalization of $30.99 billion, a PE ratio of -42.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $305.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $284.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on WTW shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Roth Mkm increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $321.80.

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.