Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Sold by Goodman Advisory Group LLC

Goodman Advisory Group LLC decreased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 687 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35 shares during the quarter. Goodman Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $202,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Graypoint LLC raised its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the third quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $357,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 13,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,446,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 3.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW opened at $312.22 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $305.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $284.49. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $234.01 and a one year high of $334.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.72, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.68 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.24 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on WTW shares. Barclays raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $359.00 to $378.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Roth Mkm upped their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $295.00 to $314.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $321.80.

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.