Brokers Issue Forecasts for WTW Q2 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – William Blair issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a report issued on Tuesday, February 4th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.22 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q3 2026 earnings at $3.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.71 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.11 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Raymond James raised Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. UBS Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of WTW stock opened at $320.65 on Thursday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1 year low of $245.04 and a 1 year high of $334.99. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $317.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $301.13. 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 (NASDAQ:WTW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $8.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $8.01 by $0.12. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The company had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $7.44 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -48.35%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WTW. Mizuho Securities USA LLC increased its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 95,880.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mizuho Securities USA LLC now owns 7,569,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,229,298,000 after acquiring an additional 7,561,114 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,629,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $772,027,000 after purchasing an additional 19,623 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,416,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $711,718,000 after purchasing an additional 48,384 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.5% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,002,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $589,698,000 after purchasing an additional 10,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baupost Group LLC MA increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 1,781,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,619,000 after buying an additional 128,558 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

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.