Willis Towers Watson
WTW
Market cap $29.5B

290.69 USD

+0.10

0.03%

At close Oct 4, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

290.69

+0.00

0%

1 day

0.03%

5 days

-0.87%

1 month

-1.25%

3 months

11.12%

6 months

9.15%

Year to date

21.15%

1 year

39.35%

5 years

54.09%

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

Financials Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service

0

Funds holding %

of 6,728 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

106% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $86.5M | Put options by funds: $41.9M

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 273 | Existing positions reduced: 203

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.02% [Q1] → 92.01% (-0.01%) [Q2]

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.9B [Q1] → $24.7B (-$1.27B) [Q2]

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 650 [Q1] → 641 (-9) [Q2]

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 [Q1] → 16 (-2) [Q2]

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 69

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Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$272

6%

downside

Avg. target

$321

10%

upside

High target

$365

26%

upside

9 analyst ratings

7 positive

78%

1 neutral

11%

1 negative

11%

Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 67% 1-year accuracy 22 / 33 met price target	15%upside $334	Overweight Maintained	3 Oct 2024
Roth MKM Harry Fong 92% 1-year accuracy 12 / 13 met price target	19%upside $345	Buy Maintained	2 Oct 2024
Truist Securities Mark Hughes 83% 1-year accuracy 25 / 30 met price target	26%upside $365	Buy Maintained	2 Oct 2024
Barclays Alex Scott 75% 1-year accuracy 6 / 8 met price target	4%downside $278	Underweight Initiated	4 Sept 2024
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 87% 1-year accuracy 33 / 38 met price target	11%upside $323	Outperform Maintained	31 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 13 articles about WTW published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

4 Insurance Brokerage Stocks to Benefit From Higher Demand

Increased demand for insurance products, given the rising population of baby boomers and millennials, and the adoption of technology should drive insurance brokers like MMC, AJG, BRO and WTW.

4 Insurance Brokerage Stocks to Benefit From Higher Demand

WTW acquires stake in atomos, a leading advice-led wealth manager in UK

WTW's investment follows a successful strategic alliance since 2022 WTW's investment follows a successful strategic alliance since 2022

WTW acquires stake in atomos, a leading advice-led wealth manager in UK

WTW announces new leadership in the Philippines to further strengthen its Corporate Risk & Broking business

SINGAPORE, Oct. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today announced it is further strengthening its Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) business in the Philippines. Effective 2 January 2025, Gerald M.Dolina (Gary) will join WTW as Head of Philippines, and Head of Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) Philippines.

WTW announces new leadership in the Philippines to further strengthen its Corporate Risk & Broking business

WTW enters co-brokerage agreement with The J. Morey Company, Inc.

NEW YORK, Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today announced a co-brokerage arrangement with The J. Morey Company, Inc., an Ori-gen family company. Focused on customized risk management solutions and related services, the agreement is intended to align resources to deliver industry-leading brokerage support and tailored insurance solutions to North American exposures of companies with headquarters in Japan.

WTW enters co-brokerage agreement with The J. Morey Company, Inc.

GTCR and Recognize to Acquire TRANZACT

Innovative Leader in Insurance Distribution and Marketing Services to be Run by Existing Management Team, including Current President Andy Nelson CHICAGO , Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TRANZACT, a leading direct-to-consumer insurance services company, in a corporate carve-out from WTW PLC ("WTW", NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. GTCR is investing in TRANZACT alongside Recognize, a technology services investment platform.

GTCR and Recognize to Acquire TRANZACT

WTW expands Asia Client Division – CRB N.A. with new China Client Division Leader for North America

NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today announced the launch of a new China Client Division within Corporate Risk and Broking, North America (CRB NA), marking a significant milestone in the company's strategy to expand its presence and broaden offerings focused on the Chinese market.

WTW expands Asia Client Division – CRB N.A. with new China Client Division Leader for North America

Healthcare costs at a post-pandemic high, US employers prioritize affordability and wellbeing

Plan redesign outweighs cost-shifting to reduce the cost of care, WTW survey finds Plan redesign outweighs cost-shifting to reduce the cost of care, WTW survey finds

Healthcare costs at a post-pandemic high, US employers prioritize affordability and wellbeing

Zacks Investment Research

Willis Towers Rallies 37.3% in a Year: What's Driving the Stock?

Strong new business, strategic acquisitions, geographic diversification, solid customer retention levels and strong capital position poise WTW for growth.

Willis Towers Rallies 37.3% in a Year: What's Driving the Stock?

Global regulatory requirements prompting North American companies to comply with pay transparency, WTW survey finds

Increase in transparency sparks anticipation of more employee questions and salary negotiations Increase in transparency sparks anticipation of more employee questions and salary negotiations

Global regulatory requirements prompting North American companies to comply with pay transparency, WTW survey finds

WTW launches first-to-market document protection platform

Indigo Vault protects electronic documents against insider threats and cyber theft, using end-to-end post quantum encryption Indigo Vault protects electronic documents against insider threats and cyber theft, using end-to-end post quantum encryption

WTW launches first-to-market document protection platform

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