Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (WTW) earnings on April 30, 2026
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Prior outlook: No statistical edge
WTW shares fell sharply after its earnings announcement, confirming earlier negative expectations. The stock price dropped significantly, reflecting a strong negative market reaction.
WTW price around the earnings
256.57
Change: -11.6%
2026-04-30, 19:59 UTC
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Prior thesis
Prior outlook: No statistical edge
- Thesis published
Analysts cautious, price momentum weakening.
Experts are concerned about the stock's recent performance, noting that its upward price movement has slowed and analysts have been lowering their price targets. While the company has a history of exceeding expectations, this positive track record offers only limited comfort given current trends.
Context analyzed before publication
- Summary
- Analysts cautious, price momentum weakening.
- Reasoning
- Experts are concerned about the stock's recent performance, noting that its optimistic price scenario has slowed and analysts have been lowering their price targets. While the company has a history of exceeding expectations, this positive track record offers only limited comfort given current trends.
- Playbook
- Given the weakening momentum and analyst concerns, the scenario suggests waiting for a clearer positive context.
- Trend
- Outlook deteriorating over past three sessions.
Analysts
Drivers
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Analysts
Negative
Although analysts generally point to an optimistic scenario for the stock, their recent actions have involved lowering price targets. This suggests a more cautious outlook from experts despite the overall positive sentiment.
Evidence
- Analyst consensus
- Buy
- Consensus average (1-5)
- 1.86
- Analysts covering the stock
- 19
- Average price target
- 362.37
- Lowest price target
- 320
- Highest price target
- 409
- Upside to price target
- 21.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth
- -41%
- Revenue growth
- -3.3%
- Forward EPS
- 22.39
- Trailing EPS
- 16.26
- Analyst moves in the last 60 days
- 10
- Strong buy: 2
- Buy: 11
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 0
- Strong sell: 0
- Strong buy
- 2
- Buy
- 11
- Hold
- 8
- Sell
- 0
- Strong sell
- 0
- April 14, 2026 · B of A Securities: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- April 13, 2026 · Mizuho: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 9, 2026 · Wells Fargo: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
- April 9, 2026 · Cantor Fitzgerald: Maintains rating (Neutral → Neutral)
- April 8, 2026 · Barclays: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
- April 7, 2026 · Keefe, Bruyette & Woods: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- April 6, 2026 · Morgan Stanley: Maintains rating (Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight)
- March 11, 2026 · Barclays: Upgrades rating (Underweight → Equal-Weight)
- February 27, 2026 · Mizuho: Maintains rating (Outperform → Outperform)
- February 23, 2026 · Piper Sandler: Maintains rating (Overweight → Overweight)
News and sentiment
Drivers
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News & sentiment
Negative
Recent news focuses on analysts reducing their price expectations for the stock. Online discussions about the stock are neutral, with a balanced view and low market review activity.
Evidence
Sentiment
- Sentiment
- Neutral
- Mention volume
- Low
- Normalized volume
- 13.2%
News
Sources (8)
- B of A Securities Maintains Neutral on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $347 — Benzinga
- Mizuho Maintains Outperform on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $353 — Benzinga
- Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $351 — Benzinga
- Cantor Fitzgerald Maintains Neutral on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $354 — Benzinga
- Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $322 — Benzinga
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $384 — Benzinga
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Willis Towers Watson, Lowers Price Target to $320 — Benzinga
- WTW Establishes Dedicated EMEA P&C And Life Businesses Within Insurance Consulting And Technology Unit To Drive AI Adoption Across Insurance Value Chain — Benzinga
Technicals
Drivers
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Technical
Negative
The stock's recent price movement has not kept pace with the broader market. This indicates weaker performance compared to the overall market over the past two weeks and month.
Evidence
- Average true range (ATR)
- 1.9%
- Distance to 52-week high
- -15.6%
- 14-day change (14d)
- +3.6%
- 30-day change
- +3.0%
- 30-day relative strength
- -0.8%
- Benchmark change
- +3.8%
- Nearest support
- 273.82
- Nearest resistance
- 300.78
- Volume accumulation ratio
- 0.7
Trends
Evidence
- Average earnings surprise
- +9.7%
- February 3, 2026: actual EPS 8.12 vs estimate 7.93 (surprise +2.4%)
- October 30, 2025: actual EPS 3.07 vs estimate 3.05 (surprise +0.7%)
- July 31, 2025: actual EPS 3.32 vs estimate 2.41 (surprise +37.6%)
- April 24, 2025: actual EPS 3.13 vs estimate 3.19 (surprise -1.8%)
Expected move
There is no implied-move data available for this event.
Reactions over its last 19 earnings
- Median move
- 4.4%
- 75th percentile move
- 5.7%
- 90th percentile move
- 7.6%
- Up / down moves
- 10 / 9
- Average up move
- +4.5%
- Average down move
- -4.3%
Monitoring and close
What Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company reported
There is no monitoring data available for this event.
Pre-market second reading after the results
There is no second reading available for this event.
How the stock reacted
- Consolidated
- -11.6%
- Max move
- -14.9%
No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.