Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for WTW Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report released on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $3.59 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.44. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q4 2026 earnings at $8.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $18.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.34 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $4.37 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price (up from $380.00) on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $387.00 to $356.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Wolfe Research upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $355.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $368.77.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WTW traded down $1.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $323.29. The company had a trading volume of 186,947 shares, compared to its average volume of 629,659. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.90. Willis Towers Watson Public has a fifty-two week low of $292.97 and a fifty-two week high of $352.79. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $332.67 and its 200 day moving average price is $319.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 221.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.69.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $3.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.05 by $0.02. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 1.40% and a return on equity of 21.60%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis.

Willis Towers Watson Public announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 18th that allows the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 4.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.52%.

Institutional Trading of Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 8,200.0% during the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 83 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter worth $31,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 122.9% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.