Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp Buys New Holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company $WTW

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:WTW) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $578,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 454.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,455,000 after buying an additional 3,488 shares during the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 43.5% during the third quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $602,000 after acquiring an additional 528 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH lifted its holdings in Willis Towers Watson Public by 108.7% in the 3rd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 1,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,000 after purchasing an additional 987 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of Willis Towers Watson Public by 2.9% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 149,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,689,000 after buying an additional 4,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in Willis Towers Watson Public by 0.6% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 29,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,095,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. 93.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on WTW. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Willis Towers Watson Public from $366.00 to $379.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen cut Willis Towers Watson Public from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald cut their price objective on Willis Towers Watson Public from $365.00 to $345.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $383.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on Willis Towers Watson Public from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $372.71.

Key Headlines Impacting Willis Towers Watson Public

Here are the key news stories impacting Willis Towers Watson Public this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Truist raised its price target to $400 and maintains a “buy” rating, implying roughly a +22% upside from the current price — a strong institutional endorsement that should support upside if the market re-rates the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore ISI increased its price target to $390 and keeps an “outperform” rating, signaling another broker upgrade and additional analyst conviction on WTW’s growth and margin story. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo issued a positive forecast (raising its target to $379 and an “overweight” stance), adding to the cluster of upward revisions from major sell-side firms and reinforcing expectations of continued earnings power. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: WTW signaled continued margin expansion and a mid-single-digit revenue growth outlook for 2026, citing portfolio optimization and targeted acquisitions — a strategic narrative that underpins the analyst upgrades. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s Q4 results and earnings presentation reinforce the picture of profitable performance (recent quarter beat EPS estimates and showed solid margins), providing near-term fundamental support for the stock. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Press/analyst roundups offering broader context on WTW and peers — useful background but less likely to move the stock materially on their own. Read More.

Willis Towers Watson Public Trading Down 3.7%

WTW opened at $327.32 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $326.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $327.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.21 and a quick ratio of 1.69. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has a 12 month low of $292.97 and a 12 month high of $352.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.98, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.62.

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $8.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.93 by $0.19. Willis Towers Watson Public had a return on equity of 20.91% and a net margin of 16.53%.The company had revenue of $2.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.87 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $8.13 EPS. Willis Towers Watson Public’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company will post 17.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Willis Towers Watson Public Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. Willis Towers Watson Public’s payout ratio is 22.47%.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ: WTW) is a global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps organizations manage risk, optimize benefits and cultivate talent. The firm combines insurance brokerage and risk management capabilities with human capital and benefits consulting, actuarial and analytics services, and technology-enabled solutions. Willis Towers Watson serves a broad client base that includes multinational and mid-sized corporations, public sector organizations, insurers and investment managers.

The company’s core activities encompass commercial and reinsurance brokerage, risk transfer and risk-financing advice, and claims advocacy, alongside employee benefits and retirement consulting.