Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for WTW Q2 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $2.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.73. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.03 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.77 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.37 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $21.28 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.02% and a negative net margin of 0.99%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.13 EPS.

WTW has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $302.00 to $316.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $351.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 1.1%

Willis Towers Watson Public stock opened at $304.21 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -304.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1-year low of $248.09 and a 1-year high of $344.14. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $320.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $318.86.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 750.0% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 85 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Crewe Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,384 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider now owns 74,417 shares in the company, valued at $24,986,996.09. This represents a 4.35% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.32% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.92 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.21%. This is a boost from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -736.00%.

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.