Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Health, Wealth and Career; and and Risk and Broking. The company 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. In addition, the company offers risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, aerospace, construction, and marine. Further, it 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. Additionally, the company provides primary medical and ancillary benefit exchange, and outsourcing services to active employees and retirees in the group and individual markets, as well as delivers healthcare and reimbursement accounts, including health savings accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, flexible spending accounts, and other consumer-directed accounts. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and changed its name to Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company in January 2016. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company was founded in 1828 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
IPO Year: 2001
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: https://www.willistowerswatson.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2025 | $357.00 → $373.00 | In-line → Outperform | Evercore ISI |
| 12/20/2024 | $352.00 → $382.00 | Hold → Buy | Jefferies |
| 12/5/2024 | $365.00 → $400.00 | Outperform → Strong Buy | Raymond James |
| 9/5/2024 | $278.00 | Underweight | Barclays |
| 5/22/2024 | $272.00 → $304.00 | Underperform → Neutral | BofA Securities |
| 2/12/2024 | $236.00 → $298.00 | Underperform → Market Perform | BMO Capital Markets |
| 2/12/2024 | $236.00 → $315.00 | Neutral → Buy | Citigroup |
| 1/11/2024 | $248.00 → $288.00 | Equal Weight → Overweight | Wells Fargo |
| 1/10/2024 | $316.00 | Outperform | TD Cowen |
| 8/8/2023 | $230.00 → $205.00 | Market Perform → Underperform | BMO Capital Markets |
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Evercore ISI upgraded Willis Towers Watson from In-line to Outperform and set a new price target of $373.00 from $357.00 previously
Jefferies upgraded Willis Towers Watson from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $382.00 from $352.00 previously
Raymond James upgraded Willis Towers Watson from Outperform to Strong Buy and set a new price target of $400.00 from $365.00 previously
Barclays initiated coverage of Willis Towers Watson with a rating of Underweight and set a new price target of $278.00
BofA Securities upgraded Willis Towers Watson from Underperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $304.00 from $272.00 previously
BMO Capital Markets upgraded Willis Towers Watson from Underperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $298.00 from $236.00 previously
Citigroup upgraded Willis Towers Watson from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $315.00 from $236.00 previously
Wells Fargo upgraded Willis Towers Watson from Equal Weight to Overweight and set a new price target of $288.00 from $248.00 previously
TD Cowen initiated coverage of Willis Towers Watson with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $316.00
BMO Capital Markets downgraded Willis Towers Watson from Market Perform to Underperform and set a new price target of $205.00 from $230.00 previously
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LONDON, July 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WTW (NASDAQ:WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today welcomed Lucy Clarke as president, Risk & Broking. Adam Garrard takes on the new role of chairman, Risk & Broking. Clarke and Garrard will work closely to drive the continued growth of WTW's Risk & Broking segment, which comprises more than 14,000 colleagues serving 140 countries and markets around the world. In her role as president, Risk & Broking, Clarke reports to Carl Hess, WTW's chief executive officer, and is responsible for the day-to-day financial and operational management and growth of the business. Hess said, "Lucy's addition to WTW further strengthens o