Willis Towers Watson
About: In January 2016, Towers Watson and Willis Group merged to form Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory, insurance brokerage, and solutions company. The company operates in two business segments: health, wealth, and career (its consulting operations) and risk and brokering (its brokerage operations). It has about 48,000 employees.
Employees: 48,000
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Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 5 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
163% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $83M | Put options by funds: $31.6M
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 46
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 257 | Existing positions reduced: 231
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $24.9B [Q2] → $27.1B (+$2.23B) [Q3]
5.21% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.97% [Q2] → 98.18% (+5.21%) [Q3]
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 644 [Q2] → 659 (+15) [Q3]
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q2] → 15 (-1) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$302
6%
downside
Avg. target
$363
13%
upside
High target
$400
25%
upside
5 analyst ratings
4 positive
80%
0 neutral
0%
1 negative
20%
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 67% 1-year accuracy 70 / 105 met price target | 8%upside $345 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Jan 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 64% 1-year accuracy 68 / 106 met price target | 21%upside $387 | Outperform Maintained | 10 Jan 2025 |
Raymond James C. Gregory Peters 83% 1-year accuracy 34 / 41 met price target | 25%upside $400 | Strong Buy Upgraded | 5 Dec 2024 |
Truist Securities Mark Hughes 72% 1-year accuracy 47 / 65 met price target | 19%upside $380 | Buy Reiterated | 4 Dec 2024 |
Barclays Alex Scott 56% 1-year accuracy 38 / 68 met price target | 6%downside $302 | Underweight Maintained | 21 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about WTW published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Willis Towers Watson: The Bull Case Remains Intact
Willis Towers Watson shares have returned 15% since my initial Buy recommendation was published on February 12, 2024. WTW stock's rise has been driven by solid earnings performance and moderate multiple expansion. The company recently completed a divestiture of its direct-to-consumer business, which is expected to help improve margins going forward.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
WTW announces Hugo Wegbrans as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking Europe and Simon Delchar as Global Head of Placement
LONDON, Jan. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced the appointment of Hugo Wegbrans as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) Europe and Simon Delchar as Global Head of Placement, both reporting to Lucy Clarke, President, Risk and Broking.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Willis Towers Rises 18.1% in 6 Months: How to Play the Stock
WTW stock rallies on the back of a strong new business, strategic acquisitions, solid customer retention levels and financial flexibility.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Despite strong equity markets, financial health of largest US corporate pension plans showed modest improvement in 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite strong U.S. equity market gains and rising long-term interest rates, the funded status of the nation's largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension plans improved only modestly in 2024, according to an analysis by WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. WTW examined pension plan data for 361 Fortune 1000 companies that sponsor U.S. DB pension plans and have a December fiscal year-end date.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
WTW Completes Sale of TRANZACT
LONDON, Jan. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW) (the “Company”), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, announced today the completion of the sale of TRANZACT to GTCR, a leading private equity firm, and Recognize, a leading digital services investor.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Zacks Industry Outlook Brown and Brown, Marsh & McLennan, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co and Willis Towers Watson
Brown and Brown, Marsh & McLennan, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co and Willis Towers Watson have been highlighted in this Industry Outlook article.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
4 Stocks to Watch From the Prospering Insurance Brokerage Industry
Higher demand for insurance products, strategic acquisitions and the adoption of technology should drive the performance of Zacks Insurance Brokerage industry players like BRO, MMC, AJG and WTW.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
US salary budgets expected to remain the same in 2025
Despite today's tight labor market and relatively low unemployment, organizations hold firm on pay raises Despite today's tight labor market and relatively low unemployment, organizations hold firm on pay raises
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
US companies refine their approach to ESG metrics in executive pay programs, WTW study finds
NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics become a common feature in executive incentive plans, U.S. companies are focusing more on setting metrics that are better aligned to their business priorities, according to a new global study by WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. The annual study also revealed the prevalence of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) metrics remained relatively stable despite recent backlash against corporate DEI initiatives.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations increasingly becoming “gray zone” targets
LONDON, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The threat to vessels, undersea cables, and offshore oil installations has increased due to the availability of advanced weapons and the willingness of certain states – particularly Russia and Iran – to disregard international maritime laws. This is just one identified emerging risk from ‘gray zone aggression', meaning any action used to weaken a country by means short of war, according to the latest Political Risk Index from WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company.
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