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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company is an insurance brokers business based in the US. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shares (WLTW) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company employs 46,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $9.7 billion.
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Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company stock price (NASDAQ: WLTW)
Use our graph to track the performance of WLTW stocks over time.Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shares at a glance
52-week range | $0.00 - $0.00 |
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50-day moving average | $232.81 |
200-day moving average | $235.53 |
Wall St. target price | $255.36 |
PE ratio | 13.1166 |
Dividend yield | $0.71 (1.38%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $17.65 |
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Is Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's P/E ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's PEG ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7875. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's EBITDA
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.5 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company financials
Revenue TTM | $9.7 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 20.38% |
Gross profit TTM | $4.1 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 3.28% |
Return on equity TTM | 21.02% |
Profit margin | 23.67% |
Book value | $91.44 |
Market Capitalization | $28.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 37.61% of net profits
Recently Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.71 per share.
While Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's most recent dividend payout was on 17 January 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 December 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's shares ever split?
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's shares were split on a 1:2 basis on 4 January 2016 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shares which in turn could have impacted Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's share price.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0 up to $0. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's is 0.7724. This would suggest that Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company overview
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. The company's Human Capital and Benefits segment offers actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for traditional pension and retirement savings plans; plan management consulting, broking, and administration services for health and group benefit programs; and benefits outsourcing services. It also provides advice, data, software, and products to address clients' total rewards and talent issues. Its Corporate Risk and Broking segment offers risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, aerospace, construction, and marine. The company's Investment, Risk and Reinsurance segment offers investment consulting and discretionary management services to insurance and reinsurance companies; insurance consulting and technology, risk and capital management, pricing and predictive modeling, financial and regulatory reporting, financial and capital modeling, merger and acquisition, outsourcing, and business management services; wholesale insurance broking services to retail and wholesale brokers; and underwriting and capital management, capital market, and advisory and brokerage services. Its Benefits Delivery and Administration segment provides primary medical and ancillary benefit exchange, and outsourcing services to active employees and retirees in the group and individual markets. This segment delivers healthcare and reimbursement accounts, including health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, flexible spending accounts, and other consumer-directed accounts.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company is owned by insiders or institutions?Currently 0.354% of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company shares are held by insiders and 97.511% by institutions. How many people work for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company?
Latest data suggests 46,000 work at Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company. When does the fiscal year end for Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company?
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company based?
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's address is: 51 Lime Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 7DQ What is Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's ISIN number?
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's international securities identification number is: USG966661054 What is Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's CUSIP number?
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G96655108
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