Willis Towers Watson PLC reports results for the quarter ended in September 30 - Earnings Summary

Willis Towers Watson

01/11/2024 03:10

* Willis Towers Watson PLC  WTW.OQ  reported quarterly
adjusted
earnings of $2.93​​ per share for the quarter ended September
30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company
reported EPS of $2.24.  The mean expectation of
seventeen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $2.71 per
share. Wall Street expected results to range from $2.54 
to $2.85 per share.
    * Revenue rose 5.7% to $2.29 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $2.29 billion. 
    * Willis Towers Watson PLC's reported EPS for the quarter
was a
loss of $16.44​.
    * The company reported a quarterly loss of $1.68 billion.
    * Willis Towers Watson PLC shares had fallen by 0.3% this
quarter and gained 21.7% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by
about 1% in
the last three months.​ 
    * In the last 30 days, six analysts negatively revised
earnings
estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 11 "strong buy" or "buy," 9
"hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell." 
    * The average consensus recommendation for the multiline
insurance
& brokers peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Willis Towers
Watson PLC is 319.50 
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data November 1 at
03:09 a.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise
stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report,
contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or
feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com) QUARTER ENDING    ESTIMATE       ACTUAL         BEAT, MET,
                                                 MISSED
 Sep. 30 2024      2.71           2.93           Beat
 Jun. 30 2024      2.33           2.55           Beat
 Mar. 31 2024      3.27           3.29           Beat
 Dec. 31 2023      7.05           7.44           Beat