William Blair Has Positive Outlook of WTW FY2025 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities researchers at William Blair raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now expects that the company will earn $17.10 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $16.97. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q1 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.35 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup initiated 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 objective for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $366.00 to $372.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price objective (up previously from $380.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $356.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.83.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $313.10 on Monday. Willis Towers Watson Public has a one year low of $292.97 and a one year high of $352.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90. The firm has a market cap of $30.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 214.45, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $334.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $319.32.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.05 by $0.02. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 21.60%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WTW. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 750.0% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 85 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 8,200.0% in the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 83 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is 17.52%.

Willis Towers Watson Public announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 18th that permits the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.