Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for WTW FY2025 Earnings

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) – Equities research analysts at William Blair increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $17.10 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $16.97. The consensus estimate for Willis Towers Watson Public’s current full-year earnings is $17.32 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Willis Towers Watson Public’s Q1 2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.35 EPS.

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

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $355.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $377.00 to $382.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $351.00 target price for the company. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $382.00 to $373.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.92.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of WTW stock opened at $322.81 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $333.34 and a 200-day moving average of $319.28. The company has a market cap of $31.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 221.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.73. 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 one year low of $292.97 and a one year high of $352.79.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willis Towers Watson Public

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WTW. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.6% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 14,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,768,000 after acquiring an additional 2,596 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 76.4% in the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 2,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $733,000 after purchasing an additional 1,036 shares during the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 33.9% in the first quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 9,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,327 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the first quarter worth $328,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 14.2% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 176,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,580,000 after purchasing an additional 21,960 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

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

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

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.