Head-To-Head Contrast: Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Till Capital (OTCMKTS:TILCF)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Willis Towers Watson Public and Till Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public	1	4	7	1	2.62
Till Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus target price of $362.92, suggesting a potential upside of 7.10%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Till Capital.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Willis Towers Watson Public and Till Capital”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.93 billion	3.33	-$98.00 million	$1.46	232.09
Till Capital	N/A	N/A	-$2.10 million	($0.55)	-3.31

Till Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Willis Towers Watson Public. Till Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willis Towers Watson Public, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Till Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Willis Towers Watson Public and Till Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public	1.40%	21.60%	6.20%
Till Capital	N/A	-17.79%	-17.59%

Risk and Volatility

Willis Towers Watson Public has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Till Capital has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Willis Towers Watson Public beats Till Capital on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Till Capital

Till Capital Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mineral exploration activities in Canada and the United States. The company explores for silver, gold, and other deposits. It owns various mineral royalties and exploration property option agreements. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.