In the past week, WTW stock has gone up by 0.31%, with a monthly decline of -0.46% and a quarterly surge of 10.64%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.78% for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.30% for WTW stock, with a simple moving average of 8.28% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (NASDAQ: WTW) Right Now?
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (NASDAQ: WTW) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.80x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for WTW is at 0.75. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for WTW is 101.20M, and currently, shorts hold a 0.91% of that float. The average trading volume for WTW on October 18, 2024 was 482.05K shares.
WTW) stock’s latest price update
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (NASDAQ: WTW)’s stock price has decreased by -0.05 compared to its previous closing price of 291.30. However, the company has seen a 0.31% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-10-09 that NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Willis Towers Watson US LLC (Nasdaq: WTW), please note that the inaccurate ‘Key Price Predictions for 2024’ table has been removed. The corrected release is as follows:
Analysts’ Opinion of WTW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WTW stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for WTW by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for WTW in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $278 based on the research report published on September 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WTW reach a price target of $304, previously predicting the price at $272. The rating they have provided for WTW stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 22nd, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to WTW, setting the target price at $315 in the report published on February 12th of the current year.
WTW Trading at 0.81% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WTW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.77%, as shares surge +0.81% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.70% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WTW rose by +0.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $292.01. In addition, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co saw 20.70% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WTW starting from Krasner Andrew Jay, who sale 1,100 shares at the price of $272.13 back on Mar 01 ’24. After this action, Krasner Andrew Jay now owns 4,170 shares of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co, valued at $299,346 using the latest closing price.
Gebauer Julie Jarecke, the Head of Health, Wealth &Career of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co, sale 5,000 shares at $276.03 during a trade that took place back on Feb 20 ’24, which means that Gebauer Julie Jarecke is holding 68,574 shares at $1,380,144 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WTW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 11.38, with 3.73 for asset returns.
Based on Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (WTW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 208.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.33 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.33.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (WTW) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
