Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for WTW Q3 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $2.99 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.00. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $7.89 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.34 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.44 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $4.18 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut 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 research report on Monday, April 28th. Barclays cut their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 7th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $369.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $355.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Citigroup began coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $351.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $364.55.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Up 0.2%

WTW opened at $330.50 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $309.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $316.60. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 1-year low of $279.08 and a 1-year high of $344.14. The company has a market cap of $32.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 226.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

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

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 11,982 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,783,316.50. This trade represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Quadcap Wealth Management LLC now owns 747 shares of the company’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $682,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 392 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 38.6% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% 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.