Roth Capital Has Optimistic Outlook of WTW Q3 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the company will earn $3.14 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $3.12. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.75 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $9.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $20.40 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $7.44 earnings per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Raymond James upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 price target (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 2.0 %

WTW opened at $326.91 on Friday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a one year low of $245.04 and a one year high of $334.99. The business’s fifty day moving average is $317.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $301.26. 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 Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WTW. Truist Financial Corp increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 11,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,009,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,016,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter worth approximately $895,000. Czech National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 20,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,093,000 after purchasing an additional 1,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.5% during the third quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

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.