Willis Towers Watson
0
Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 105 | Existing positions closed: 61
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q3] → 18 (+3) [Q4]
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.1B [Q3] → $29.5B (+$2.38B) [Q4]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 661 [Q3] → 693 (+32) [Q4]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 244 | Existing positions reduced: 238
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29M | Put options by funds: $31.5M
4.59% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.05% [Q3] → 93.46% (-4.59%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$345
2%
upside
Avg. target
$376
11%
upside
High target
$395
17%
upside
3 analyst ratings
3 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
UBS Brian Meredith 93% 1-year accuracy 26 / 28 met price target | 17%upside $395 | Buy Upgraded | 18 Mar 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 65% 1-year accuracy 77 / 119 met price target | 2%upside $345 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Jan 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 77% 1-year accuracy 86 / 111 met price target | 15%upside $387 | Outperform Maintained | 10 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about WTW published over the past 30 days
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 hours ago
WTW acquires Michigan-based Global Commercial Credit
NEW YORK, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Global Commercial Credit, LLC (GCC) into Willis, a WTW business. This strategic acquisition will accelerate performance by expanding into specialized businesses that align with the company's technical, industry-structured and expertise-driven growth plan.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
21 Upcoming Dividend Increases To Finish Q1
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Willis report reveals construction sector challenged by uptick in data centers for AI while facing labor shortages
LONDON, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global construction industry is experiencing a remarkable uptick in data center projects, propelled by the swift pace of technological advancement and the future demands of artificial intelligence (AI). However, this boom is set against the sobering reality of labor scarcities and escalating material expenses, which present formidable obstacles for both the construction and insurance domains, according to the latest Willis Global Construction Rate Trend Report for Q1, launched by Willis, a WTW company (NASDAQ: WTW).
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Willis accelerates investment in data and analytics with appointment of Global Data Strategy Leader and Global Digital Platforms Leader
LONDON, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis, a WTW business, (NASDAQ:WTW), has announced the appointment of Kate Harb as Global Data Strategy Leader and Dermot Sargent as Global Digital Platforms Leader. Both appointments form part of Willis' ongoing commitment to digitization and the delivery of a market-leading and innovative data-driven strategy.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Health and safety remains top concern for directors and officers worldwide, according to Willis
LONDON, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 80% of directors and officers consider health and safety risks to be very important or extremely important to their organisation, according to the latest Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Survey by Willis, a WTW business, (NASDAQ:WTW), in collaboration with Clyde & Co. Physical workplace risks were deemed the most important by 43% of respondents, followed by employee mental health and wellbeing consequences stemming from work (28%) and from personal matters (12%). For the first time since 2018 civil litigation and third party claims were included among the top seven concerns, with 63% of directors and officers surveyed considering these significant risks to their Directors and Officers.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
WTW appoints Massimo Cavadini as Head of Product, Pricing, Claims and Underwriting for Continental Europe
LONDON, March 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW, (NASDAQ:WTW) has appointed Massimo Cavadini as Head of Product, Pricing, Claims and Underwriting for Continental Europe. This newly created position further strengthens WTW's strategy of broadening and deepening its market leading role in insurance analytics.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Natural resources industry committed to clean energy strategies despite growing investment in fossil fuels
LONDON, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Average spend across the natural resources industry on clean energy technologies is expected to increase by over a third in the next financial year, according to the latest global Clean Energy Survey released by Willis, a WTW business, (NASDAQ: WTW). Against the backdrop of increased fossil fuel investment in the short and medium term, natural resources businesses have ambitious long-term investment plans in clean energy technology.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Why Is Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Up 4.3% Since Last Earnings Report?
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
WTW appoints Paul Reilly as Non-Executive Chair of the Board
NEW YORK, March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Paul Reilly to succeed Paul Thomas as Non-Executive Chair of the Board following WTW's 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in May 2025.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Threats, political repatriations and kidnap dominate the crisis management landscape, according to Willis
LONDON, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 26% of all incidents reported by clients last year to Alert:24 - the in-house risk advisory and crisis support service provided by Willis, a WTW business – were related to threats against individuals or client assets. Closely following, at 21% each, were emergency political repatriations of employees or family members and kidnaps for ransom, according to its latest Crisis Management Annual Review.
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