FY2027 Earnings Forecast for WTW Issued By Zacks Research

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department expects that the company will earn $22.67 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.35 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 target price (up from $365.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Evercore ISI raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $357.00 to $373.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $345.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $342.08.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $325.63 on Thursday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $245.04 and a 1 year high of $334.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $317.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $304.29.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The company had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.44 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. GTS Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 74.0% during the 4th quarter. GTS Securities LLC now owns 1,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after buying an additional 830 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 20.3% during the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 1,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 936,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $293,315,000 after buying an additional 91,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 88,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,696,000 after buying an additional 10,799 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.08%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -352.00%.

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.