Willis Towers Watson Public Limited to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $3.09 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:WTW)

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst D. Chatterjee now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $3.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.07. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $16.27 per share.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on WTW. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $312.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 29th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $272.00 to $304.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $317.00 to $318.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $317.00 to $311.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $297.00 to $303.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $296.14.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of WTW stock opened at $262.10 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $255.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $258.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.80 billion, a PE ratio of 26.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public has a 52 week low of $195.29 and a 52 week high of $278.86.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.21 by $0.08. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 10.88% and a return on equity of 16.31%. The firm had revenue of $2.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.37 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.84 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, June 30th will be issued a $0.88 dividend. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 28th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.31%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WTW. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4,811.5% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,472,707 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,442,722 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter valued at $300,782,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the fourth quarter valued at $107,010,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 1,532.2% during the third quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 424,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,638,000 after purchasing an additional 398,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 520.3% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 417,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,765,000 after purchasing an additional 350,135 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

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.