Savant Capital LLC Has $3.16 Million Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Savant Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,094 shares of the company’s stock after selling 332 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $3,158,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Schechter Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth about $502,000. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.7% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 259,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,226,000 after purchasing an additional 18,657 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 1,736.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 56,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,619,000 after purchasing an additional 53,391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Seed Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $204,000. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Up 1.4 %

NASDAQ:WTW opened at $254.70 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $268.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $252.26. The company has a market cap of $26.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.75. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52-week low of $195.29 and a 52-week high of $278.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $3.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.21 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.37 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 16.31% and a net margin of 10.88%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.84 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.27 EPS for the current year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Sunday, March 31st were issued a $0.88 dividend. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.38%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.31%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on WTW shares. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $236.00 to $298.00 in a report on Monday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $248.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 7th. Roth Mkm raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $312.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $316.00 target price for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $296.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willis Towers Watson Public

In related news, CFO Andrew Jay Krasner sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.13, for a total value of $299,343.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 4,170 shares in the company, valued at $1,134,782.10. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

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.