Analysts Set Expectations for WTW FY2025 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis expects that the company will post earnings per share of $16.73 for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $355.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s FY2026 earnings at $18.95 EPS.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.65 by $0.21. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 21.60% and a net margin of 1.40%. The business had revenue of $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.55 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on WTW. Barclays cut their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Citigroup started coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday. They set a “neutral” rating and a $351.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $364.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of WTW stock opened at $330.50 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $309.24 and a 200-day moving average of $316.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market cap of $32.24 billion, a PE ratio of 226.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.67. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 12 month low of $279.08 and a 12 month high of $344.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.4% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,238,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,912,041,000 after purchasing an additional 146,104 shares during the period. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.8% during the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 3,579,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,096,994,000 after purchasing an additional 62,570 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.4% during the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,856,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $965,334,000 after purchasing an additional 67,898 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,591,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $790,908,000 after purchasing an additional 19,384 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.8% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,279,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,642,000 after purchasing an additional 103,695 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.75, for a total value of $505,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 11,982 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,783,316.50. This represents a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

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.