Monument Group Wealth Advisors LLC Cuts Stock Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Monument Group Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 24.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,783 shares of the company’s stock after selling 586 shares during the period. Willis Towers Watson Public comprises 0.4% of Monument Group Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Monument Group Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on WTW shares. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Evercore ISI upgraded 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. Raymond James raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $365.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Barclays upped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Roth Mkm raised their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 0.5 %

WTW stock traded down $1.47 during trading on Friday, reaching $320.65. The stock had a trading volume of 375,653 shares, compared to its average volume of 523,937. 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 Limited has a 1-year low of $242.54 and a 1-year high of $334.99. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $315.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $295.38. The company has a market capitalization of $32.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -44.05, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a negative net margin of 7.36% and a positive return on equity of 18.57%. The firm had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.24 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business 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. 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 1.10%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is currently -48.35%.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.