Investing.com - Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW) 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 and are trading at $220.06 , down-from-52-week-high.They are outperforming the S&P 500 which is up 2.77% year to date.
Willis Towers Watson follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Willis Towers Watson's report follows an earnings beat by JPMorgan on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, who reported EPS of $2.57 on revenue of $29.21B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.35 on revenue of $27.87B.
Mastercard had beat expectations on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 with fourth quarter EPS of $1.96 on revenue of $4.41B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.87 on revenue of $4.4B.
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