Brandes Investment Partners LP Grows Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTWFree Report) by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 598,631 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,514 shares during the period. Willis Towers Watson Public comprises about 1.9% of Brandes Investment Partners LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Brandes Investment Partners LP owned 0.59% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $157,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Richardson Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. American National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the first quarter worth about $58,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $293.02 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 1.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $29.76 billion, a PE ratio of 29.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $284.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $269.19. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $203.36 and a 52-week high of $296.45.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTWGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $2.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 16.97% and a net margin of 11.24%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.05 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.51 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is currently 35.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $272.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $310.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $323.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Barclays began coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $278.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $318.00 to $321.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $298.73.

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Willis Towers Watson Public Profile

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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.

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