In the past week, WTW stock has gone up by 2.47%, with a monthly gain of 2.40% and a quarterly surge of 10.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.50% for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.30% for WTW stock, with a simple moving average of 13.10% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (NASDAQ: WTW) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.75. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WTW is 100.43M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.40% of that float. On January 20, 2025, the average trading volume of WTW was 680.99K shares.
WTW) stock’s latest price update
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (NASDAQ: WTW)’s stock price has plunge by -0.46relation to previous closing price of 322.12. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.47% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-14 that Willis Towers Watson shares have returned 15% since my initial Buy recommendation was published on February 12, 2024. WTW stock’s rise has been driven by solid earnings performance and moderate multiple expansion. The company recently completed a divestiture of its direct-to-consumer business, which is expected to help improve margins going forward.
Analysts’ Opinion of WTW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WTW stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for WTW by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WTW in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $373 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WTW reach a price target of $382, previously predicting the price at $352. The rating they have provided for WTW stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 20th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to WTW, setting the target price at $400 in the report published on December 05th of the previous year.
WTW Trading at 1.84% 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 -4.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.60%, as shares surge +3.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.89% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WTW rose by +2.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +19.73% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $313.44. In addition, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co saw 2.37% 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:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -8.54, with -2.64 for asset returns.
Based on Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (WTW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.76. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36.
Conclusion
To sum up, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (WTW) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as 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.
