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The price of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Co (NASDAQ: WTW) closed at $288.81 in the last session, down -1.26% from day before closing price of $292.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. WTW stock price reached its highest trading level at $294.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $287.16.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WTW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 23.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Barclays on September 05, 2024, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $278.
On May 22, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Underperform and also upped its target price recommendation from $272 to $304.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on February 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $236 to $315.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 01 ’24 when Krasner Andrew Jay sold 1,100 shares for $272.13 per share. The transaction valued at 299,346 led to the insider holds 4,170 shares of the business.
Gebauer Julie Jarecke sold 5,000 shares of WTW for $1,380,144 on Feb 20 ’24. The Head of Health, Wealth &Career now owns 68,574 shares after completing the transaction at $276.03 per share. On Feb 08 ’24, another insider, Garrard Adam, who serves as the Head of Risk & Broking of the company, sold 5,400 shares for $270.41 each. As a result, the insider received 1,460,214 and left with 11,259 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WTW now has a Market Capitalization of 29330388992 and an Enterprise Value of 34154362880. As of this moment, Willis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.526 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.516.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WTW has reached a high of $296.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $203.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.58%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WTW traded on average about 442.24K shares per day over the past 3-months and 492540 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 102.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.22M. Insiders hold about 0.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.98% stake in the company. Shares short for WTW as of 1724976000 were 751506 with a Short Ratio of 1.70, compared to 1722384000 on 888306. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 751506 and a Short% of Float of 0.95.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WTW is 3.44, which was 1.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005880342The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36.
