Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares bought by UMB Bank na

UMB Bank Na boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW – Free Report ) by 15.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 445 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the quarter. UMB Bank na’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of WTW. Richardson Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the first quarter valued at $28,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 168.8% during the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the period. American National Bank acquired a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 136.5% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 175 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the period. Finally, Glassman Wealth Services acquired a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s shares.

Willis Towers Watson Public Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WTW opened at $292.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.94, and a current ratio of 1.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $273.05 and a 200 day moving average of $266.92. The firm has a market cap of $29.67 billion, a PE ratio of 29.30, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.73. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a one year low of $201.03 and a one year high of $294.22.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Your Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The company reported $2.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.28 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.27 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a net margin of 11.24% and a return on equity of 16.97%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% year over year. In the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.05 per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30. This represents an annualized dividend of $3.52 and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.31%.

Analyst upgrades and downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Roth Mkm boosted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $310.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $320.00 to $323.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $275.00 to $272.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $318.00 to $321.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $300.21, based on data from MarketBeat.

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About Willis Towers Watson Public

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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited operates as a global consulting, brokerage and solutions company. It operates through two segments: Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking. The Company provides strategy and design consulting, plan management services and support, brokerage and administration services for health, welfare and other group benefit programs, 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 consisting of discretionary investment management, pension administration, core actuarial and communication and change management support services.

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