Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) Shares Bought by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (NASDAQ:WTW) by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 592,524 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned approximately 0.59% of Willis Towers Watson Public worth $174,516,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WTW. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 28.3% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 104,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,753,000 after acquiring an additional 23,001 shares during the last quarter. Scheer Rowlett & Associates Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public during the third quarter valued at $204,000. Commerce Bank boosted its position in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 4,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 11,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,360,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC raised its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 1,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Willis Towers Watson Public Stock Performance

Shares of WTW opened at $314.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 1.72. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited has a 12 month low of $234.01 and a 12 month high of $320.77. The company’s fifty day moving average is $298.57 and its 200-day moving average is $278.95.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.28 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public had a positive return on equity of 18.57% and a negative net margin of 7.36%. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.24 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited will post 16.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WTW has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $352.00 to $359.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Roth Mkm raised their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $315.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $335.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Barclays raised their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $278.00 to $302.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group raised Willis Towers Watson Public to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $313.87.

Willis Towers Watson Public 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.