Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW Shares Purchased by Cinctive Capital Management LP

Cinctive Capital Management LP boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW - Free Report) by 46.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,241 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,845 shares during the quarter. Cinctive Capital Management LP's holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $5,151,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $682,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,405 shares of the company's stock valued at $440,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,408 shares of the company's stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 718 shares of the company's stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,197 shares of the company's stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WTW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup initiated coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $351.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target 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 initiated coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $355.00 price target for the company. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $316.00 to $305.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $362.92.

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Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $327.19 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 1.90. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 1 year low of $283.29 and a 1 year high of $344.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 224.10, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $317.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $317.41.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $2.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 analysts' expectations of $2.23 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.55 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Willis Towers Watson Public's payout ratio is presently 252.05%.

Willis Towers Watson Public Company Profile

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.

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