1 week Ago By ABMN Staff
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership reduced its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited ( NASDAQ:WTW – Free Report ) by 52.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,490 shares of the company’s stock after selling 17,214 shares during the quarter.
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $4,852,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WTW. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 37,340 shares during the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at about $993,000.
Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 4,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,364,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares in the last quarter.
Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 18.4% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 13,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,978,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter.
Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 5.
7% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.
now owns 30,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,082,000 after purchasing an additional 1,660 shares in the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 2.5 % Shares of WTW opened at $301.01 on Tuesday.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $245.04 and a twelve month high of $344.14.
The stock has a market cap of $30.01 billion, a PE ratio of -301.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.
95 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a quick ratio of 1.
72, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.
The business’s 50-day moving average price is $328.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $315.12.
Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.92 per share.
This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st.
This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.22%.
Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -368.00%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth WTW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports.
Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 14th.
Evercore ISI raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th.
Jefferies Financial Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th.
UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th.
Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th.
One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $346.15.
View Our Latest Research Report on WTW Insider Buying and Selling In related news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.77, for a total value of $1,136,245.
68. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 74,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $24,986,996.09.
This trade represents a 4.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website .
0.22% of the stock is owned by company insiders. About Willis Towers Watson Public ( Free Report ) 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. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Willis Towers Watson Public Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Willis Towers Watson Public and related companies with MarketBeat.
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