Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC Has $682,000 Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW)

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) by 1.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,018 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $682,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of WTW. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. GeoWealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 94.9% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 115 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 57.5% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 11,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,783,316.50. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on WTW shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $371.00 to $366.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $344.00 to $395.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Barclays upped their price objective 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $373.00 to $371.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given 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 $356.30.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $297.50 on Thursday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 52-week low of $254.88 and a 52-week high of $344.14. The company has a market cap of $29.50 billion, a P/E ratio of -594.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.89. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $310.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $318.15.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.27 by ($0.14). Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 20.53% and a negative net margin of 0.54%. The company had revenue of $2.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $3.13 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -736.00%.

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.