McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC Acquires Shares of 270 Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Rating) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $66,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of WTW. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 6,702,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,346,782,000 after purchasing an additional 528,712 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,260,466,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,929,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $994,369,000 after purchasing an additional 25,778 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $487,982,000. Finally, Starboard Value LP bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $443,241,000. 93.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public

In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Anne Donovan Bodnar sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total value of $1,269,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 9,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,327,106.16. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other Willis Towers Watson Public news, insider Anne Donovan Bodnar sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total value of $1,269,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 9,164 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,327,106.16. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.70, for a total value of $740,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 85,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,981,835. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 2.2 %

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $223.34 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.69 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.76. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $187.89 and a one year high of $258.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $244.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $231.27.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 9th. The company reported $6.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.29 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $2.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.70 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 14.53% and a net margin of 11.38%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.67 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 14.58 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be paid a $0.84 dividend. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is 35.96%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $218.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 18th. TheStreet raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “c+” rating to a “b+” rating in a research report on Monday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $290.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 27th. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $242.00 to $240.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $267.23.

Willis Towers Watson Public Profile

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Willis Towers Watson Plc engages in the provision of advisory, broking, and solutions services. It operates through the following segments: Human Capital and Benefits (HCB), Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), Investment, Risk and Reinsurance (IRR), and Benefits Delivery and Administration (BDA). The HCB segment provides advice, broking, solutions, and software for employee benefit plans, human resources organizations, and management teams.