Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Free Report) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $2.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.27, Briefing.com reports. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 16.97% and a net margin of 11.24%. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.05 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Willis Towers Watson Public updated its FY 2024 guidance to 16.000-17.000 EPS and its FY24 guidance to $16.00-17.00 EPS.
Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 2.0 %
Willis Towers Watson Public stock traded up $5.49 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $283.09. 713,853 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 369,582. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.39, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public has a fifty-two week low of $195.29 and a fifty-two week high of $283.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $259.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $262.02.
Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 15th. Investors of record on Sunday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 28th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is presently 35.31%.
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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.
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