Willis Towers Watson reported on Thursday fourth quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Willis Towers Watson announced earnings per share of $4.9 on revenue of $2.69B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $4.86 on revenue of $2.64B. That with comparison to EPS of $4 on revenue of $2.37B in the same period a year before. Willis Towers Watson had reported EPS of $1.31 on revenue of $1.99B in the previous quarter. Analysts are expecting EPS of $3.16 and revenue of $2.46B in the upcoming quarter.
Willis Towers Watson shares are up 8.97% from the beginning of the year , still down 0.40% from its 52 week high of $220.94 set on February 5. They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 2.77% year to date.