Macquarie Group Ltd. Increases Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)
Macquarie Group Ltd. Increases Position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)
Macquarie Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Rating) by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,162 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the period. Macquarie Group Ltd.'s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $1,440,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 6,702,410 shares of the company's stock worth $1,346,782,000 after buying an additional 528,712 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,260,466,000. State Street Corp purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $971,817,000. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $487,982,000. Finally, Starboard Value LP purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the second quarter valued at approximately $443,241,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.77% of the company's stock.
Get Willis Towers Watson Public alerts:Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Credit Suisse Group upped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $288.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 15th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $228.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 14th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Willis Towers Watson Public in a research report on Thursday, January 19th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $260.00 price target for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $303.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Willis Towers Watson Public from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $290.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, February 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $267.23.
Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Down 1.5 %
NASDAQ:WTW opened at $230.91 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The stock's fifty day moving average is $246.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $230.69. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 52 week low of $187.89 and a 52 week high of $258.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.76.
Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 9th. The company reported $6.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.29 by $0.04. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 14.53% and a net margin of 11.38%. The company had revenue of $2.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.70 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.67 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 14.58 EPS for the current year.
Willis Towers Watson Public Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 30th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.46%. This is a positive change from Willis Towers Watson Public's previous quarterly dividend of $0.82. Willis Towers Watson Public's dividend payout ratio is currently 35.96%.
Insider Transactions at Willis Towers Watson Public
In other news, insider Anne Donovan Bodnar sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total transaction of $1,269,700.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 9,164 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,327,106.16. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, insider Anne Donovan Bodnar sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.94, for a total transaction of $1,269,700.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 9,164 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,327,106.16. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Julie Jarecke Gebauer sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.70, for a total value of $740,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 85,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,981,835. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.83% of the company's stock.
Willis Towers Watson Public Company Profile
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Willis Towers Watson Plc engages in the provision of advisory, broking, and solutions services. It operates through the following segments: Human Capital and Benefits (HCB), Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), Investment, Risk and Reinsurance (IRR), and Benefits Delivery and Administration (BDA). The HCB segment provides advice, broking, solutions, and software for employee benefit plans, human resources organizations, and management teams.
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麥格理集團(Macquarie Group Ltd.)在最近提交給美國證券交易委員會(Securities&Exchange Commission)的13F檔案中稱,該公司在第三季度增持了納斯達克屈臣氏17.5%的股份。該機構投資者在此期間額外購買了1,065股後,持有該公司7,162股股票。截至最近提交給美國證券交易委員會(Securities&Exchange Commission)的檔案,麥格理集團(Macquarie Group Ltd.)持有的Willis Towers Watson Public價值1,44萬美元。
其他幾家機構投資者和對沖基金最近也調整了對該公司的持股。Artisan Partners Limited Partnership在第三季度將其在Willis Towers Watson Public的持股增加了8.6%。Artisan Partners Limited Partnership現在擁有該公司6,702,410股股票,價值1,346,782,000美元,上個季度又購買了528,712股。馬薩諸塞州金融服務公司在第二季度購買了Willis Towers Watson Public價值約1,260,466,000美元的新股份。道富集團在第二季度購買了Willis Towers Watson Public的新股份,價值約971,817,000美元。富蘭克林資源公司在第二季度購買了Willis Towers Watson Public價值約487,982,000美元的新股份。最後,Starboard Value LP在第二季度購買了Willis Towers Watson Public的新股份,價值約443,241,000美元。對沖基金和其他機構投資者持有該公司93.77%的股票。
到達威利斯大廈屈臣氏公共警報:分析師評級發生變化
一些股票研究分析師最近發佈了關於該公司的報告。瑞士信貸集團在12月15日週四的一份研究報告中將威利斯大廈屈臣氏的目標價從288.00美元上調至302.00美元,並給予該公司“跑贏大盤”的評級。2月14日,Stifel Nicolaus在一份研究報告中將Willis Towers Watson Public的目標價從228.00美元上調至255.00美元,並給予該公司“持有”評級。蒙特利爾銀行資本市場在1月19日星期四的一份研究報告中對Willis Towers Watson Public進行了報道。他們給該公司發佈了“市場表現”評級和260.00美元的目標價。Keefe,Bruyette&Wood在1月18日(週三)的一份研究報告中將Willis Towers Watson Public的評級從“市場表現”上調至“表現優於大盤”,並為該公司設定了303.00美元的目標價。最後,高盛在2月27日週一的一份報告中將威利斯大廈屈臣氏的評級從中性上調至買入,並為該股設定了290.00美元的目標價。一名分析師對該股的評級為賣出,七名分析師給出了持有評級,七名分析師給出了買入評級,一名分析師對該公司股票發出了強烈的買入評級。根據MarketBeat.com的數據,該公司目前的普遍評級為“適度買入”,平均目標價為267.23美元。
Willis Towers屈臣氏上市股票下跌1.5%
納斯達克:WTW上週五開盤報230.91美元。該公司的速動比率為1.69,流動比率為1.69,債務權益比為0.44。該股的50日移動均線切入位為246.35美元,200日移動均線切入位為230.69美元。Willis Towers Watson Public Limited的股價為187.89美元,為52周低點,52周高點為258.93美元。該股市值246.1億美元,本益比為25.32倍,本益比為1.25倍,貝塔係數為0.76。
屈臣氏諮詢公司(納斯達克代碼:WTW-GET Rating)最近一次發佈季度收益報告是在2月9日星期四。該公司公佈本季度每股收益為6.33美元,比分析師普遍預期的6.29美元高出0.04美元。Willis Towers Watson Public的股本回報率為14.53%,淨利潤率為11.38%。該公司當季營收為27.2億美元,高於分析師預期的27億美元。去年同期,該公司每股收益為5.67美元。與去年同期相比,該公司的收入增長了0.6%。研究分析師預計,Willis Towers Watson Public Limited本年度每股收益將達到14.58股。
Willis Towers Watson Public增加股息
該公司最近還披露了季度股息,將於4月17日(星期一)支付。3月31日(星期五)登記在冊的股東將獲得每股0.84美元的股息。本次股息除息日期為3月30日(星期四)。這意味著年化股息為3.36美元,股息收益率為1.46%。與Willis Towers Watson Public之前的季度股息0.82美元相比,這是一個積極的變化。Willis Towers Watson Public目前的派息率為35.96%。
Willis Towers Watson Public的內幕交易
在其他新聞方面,內部人士安妮·多諾萬·博德納爾在2月9日星期四的一筆交易中出售了5000股該公司股票。股票以253.94美元的平均價格出售,總成交金額為1269,700.00美元。出售後,這位內部人士現在擁有該公司9,164股股票,價值2,327,106.16美元。這筆交易是在提交給美國證券交易委員會的一份檔案中披露的,該檔案可以通過此超鏈接。在其他新聞方面,內部人士安妮·多諾萬·博德納爾在2月9日星期四的一筆交易中出售了5000股該公司股票。股票以253.94美元的平均價格出售,總成交金額為1269,700.00美元。出售後,這位內部人士現在擁有該公司9,164股股票,價值2,327,106.16美元。這筆交易是在提交給美國證券交易委員會的一份檔案中披露的,該檔案可以通過此超鏈接。此外,內部人士朱莉·雅雷克·格鮑爾在2月14日(星期二)的一次交易中出售了3000股該股。這些股票的平均價格為246.70美元,總價值為740,100.00美元。交易完成後,這位內部人士現在直接擁有該公司85,050股,價值約20,981,835美元。關於這次銷售的披露可以找到這裡。企業內部人士持有該公司0.83%的股份。
Willis Towers Watson上市公司簡介
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Willis Towers Watson Plc致力於提供諮詢、經紀和解決方案服務。它通過以下部分運作:人力資本和福利(HCB)、公司風險和經紀(CRB)、投資、風險和再保險(IRR)以及福利交付和管理(BDA)。HCB部門為員工福利計劃、人力資源組織和管理團隊提供建議、經紀、解決方案和軟體。
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