Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT Buys Shares of 955 Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 955 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $299,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital Performance Advisors LLP purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter worth about $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WTW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Raymond James raised 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. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a research note on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. One investment 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

NASDAQ WTW opened at $320.31 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a fifty-two week low of $245.04 and a fifty-two week high of $334.99. The business has a fifty day moving average of $317.51 and a 200-day moving average of $300.73. The stock has a market cap of $32.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $3.04 billion during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $7.44 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share 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. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is -48.35%.

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.