721 Shares in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Purchased by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $226,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 31.3% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 11,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,009,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. 3Chopt Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $581,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,016,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $326.07 on Wednesday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12-month low of $242.54 and a 12-month high of $334.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $315.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $298.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.84 billion, a PE ratio of -44.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.24 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -48.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $380.00 price objective (up previously from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Barclays raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $333.64.

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.