Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Stock Position Lifted by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 87.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,620 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,614 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 7,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,132,000 after buying an additional 735 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter worth approximately $278,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the first quarter worth approximately $58,000. Swedbank AB bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter valued at $4,512,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter valued at $1,950,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $322.00 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $301.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $281.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The stock has a market cap of $32.43 billion, a PE ratio of -44.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $234.01 and a fifty-two week high of $322.88.

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, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.24 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WTW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $352.00 to $359.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. One equities research 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.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $313.87.

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.