Willis Towers Watson
About: Willis Towers Watson PLC is an advisory, broking, and solutions company that provides data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk, and capital. The company's segments include Health, Wealth & Career (HWC) and Risk & Broking (R&B). The HWC segment provides an array of advice, broking, solutions and technology for employee benefit plans, institutional investors, compensation and career programs, and employee experience overall. It focuses on four key areas: Health, Wealth, Career and Benefits Delivery & Outsourcing. The R&B segment provides risk advice, insurance brokerage and consulting services to clients ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations. Its R&B segment includes two businesses: Corporate Risk & Broking and Insurance Consulting and Technology.
Employees: 49,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 61
27% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q3] → 19 (+4) [Q4]
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.1B [Q3] → $29.5B (+$2.44B) [Q4]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 663 [Q3] → 696 (+33) [Q4]
3.04% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.48% [Q3] → 93.52% (+3.04%) [Q4]
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 247 | Existing positions reduced: 236
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29M | Put options by funds: $31.5M
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Meyer Shields 64% 1-year accuracy 74 / 115 met price target | 19%upside $366 | Outperform Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Alex Scott 45% 1-year accuracy 43 / 95 met price target | 3%upside $316 | Underweight Maintained | 11 Apr 2025 |
Jefferies Andrew Andersen 50% 1-year accuracy 4 / 8 met price target | 21%upside $371 | Buy Maintained | 11 Apr 2025 |
UBS Brian Meredith 72% 1-year accuracy 26 / 36 met price target | 28%upside $395 | Buy Upgraded | 18 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about WTW published over the past 30 days
