2,832 Shares in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Bought by Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.

Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $887,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter worth $993,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.1% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $777,000 after buying an additional 482 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 24.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 187,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,156,000 after buying an additional 37,340 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 128,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,780,000 after buying an additional 8,228 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

WTW stock traded up $0.53 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $309.57. 127,759 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 326,675. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $313.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $292.25. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 1-year low of $238.37 and a 1-year high of $334.99. The company has a market cap of $31.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.52, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly 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 positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.24 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -48.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on WTW shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $334.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target 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. Finally, Roth Mkm boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.33.

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.