Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Has $11.28 Million Stock Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 351.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 35,909 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,950 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public were worth $11,280,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WTW. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public in the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its position in Willis Towers Watson Public by 95.5% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 174 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.2% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in Willis Towers Watson Public in the 4th quarter valued at about $76,000. 93.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on WTW. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $352.00 to $382.00 in a report on Friday, December 20th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. Roth Mkm boosted their price target on Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $378.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $333.64.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of WTW stock opened at $319.00 on Friday. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a twelve month low of $242.54 and a twelve month high of $334.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $315.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $296.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.13 billion, a P/E ratio of -43.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.74.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.28 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.24 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.88 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Willis Towers Watson Public’s dividend payout ratio is -48.35%.

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.