Investing.com - Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW) reported on Thursday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that was inline with expectations.
Willis Towers Watson announced earnings per share of $3.34 on revenue of $2.47B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $3.15 on revenue of $2.47B. That with comparison to EPS of $2.98 on revenue of $2.31B in the same period a year before.Willis Towers Watson had reported EPS of $4.9 on revenue of $2.69B in the previous quarter.Analysts are expecting EPS of $1.84 and revenue of $2.18B in the upcoming quarter.
Willis Towers Watson shares are down 13.21% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $175.26 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the Nasdaq 100 which is up 2.05% year to date.
Willis Towers Watson follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Willis Towers Watson's report follows an earnings missed by JPMorgan on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, who reported EPS of $0.78 on revenue of $29.07B, compared to forecasts EPS of $1.87 on revenue of $29.54B.
Mastercard had beat expectations on Wednesday with first quarter EPS of $1.83 on revenue of $4.01B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.75 on revenue of $4B.
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