Analyzing Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) and Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW)

Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) and Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and Willis Towers Watson Public’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Willis Towers Watson Public	-0.54%	20.53%	6.06%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by institutional investors. 40.5% of Detwiler Fenton Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and Willis Towers Watson Public”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.93 billion	3.01	-$98.00 million	($0.50)	-603.66

Detwiler Fenton Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Willis Towers Watson Public.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Detwiler Fenton Group and Willis Towers Watson Public, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Detwiler Fenton Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Willis Towers Watson Public	1	0	7	1	2.89

Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus target price of $367.11, suggesting a potential upside of 21.63%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Detwiler Fenton Group.

Summary

Willis Towers Watson Public beats Detwiler Fenton Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Detwiler Fenton Group

Detwiler Fenton Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to institutional and individual investors primarily in the United States. The company offers institutional channel research and wealth management/investment brokerage services to high net worth and other individuals. It also markets annuities and life insurance, health insurance, and long term care products, as well as mutual funds. The company, formerly known as Detwiler, Mitchell & Co., was founded in 1983 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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. It also provides advice, data, software, and products to address clients' total rewards and talent issues; and risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, affinity, risk and analytics, aerospace, construction, global markets direct & facultative, financial, executive and professional risks, financial solutions, crisis management, surety, marine, and natural resources. In addition, the company offers integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services; and software and technology, risk and capital management, products and product pricing, financial and regulatory reporting, financial and capital modeling, M&A, outsourcing, and business management services. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and changed its name to Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company in January 2016. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company was founded in 1828 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.