Towers Watson and Co
TW:NYSE
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume |
| 60.07 | 1.38 2.35% | 0.68% | 361,640 |
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Top 3 Companies in the Human Resource & Employment Services Industry With the Highest Operating Margin (JOBS, KFY, TW)
Below are the three companies in the Human Resource & Employment Services industry with the highest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.51job Inc (NASDAQ:JOBS) is highest with an operating margin of 34.4%. 51job, Inc. provides integrated human resource services in China, with a strong focus on recruitment related services. The Company's recruitment related services are delivered in both print and online formats. Potential upside of 53.1% exists for 51job Inc, based on a current level of $42.13 and analysts' average consensus price target of $64.50. The stock should find initial resistance at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $44.05 and further resistance at its 200-day MA of $52.76.
Top 3 Companies in the Human Resource & Employment Services Industry With the Highest Free Cash Flow Per Share (TW, HSII, JOBS)
Below are the three companies in the Human Resource & Employment Services industry with the highest free cash flow per share. FCF/share is a valuable metric signaling a company's ability to facilitate growth in the business.Towers Watson & Co (NYSE:TW) is highest with FCF per share of $6.27. Towers Watson & Company offers human resource and financial consulting services. The Company manages employee benefit programs, develops attraction, retention and reward strategies, advises pension plan sponsors on investment strategies, provides strategic and financial advice to insurance and financial services companies, and offers actuarial consulting. Thus far today, Towers Watson & Co has traded 29,000 shares, vs. average volume of 283,000 shares per day. The stock has matched the Dow (with a -0.8% move) and matched the S&P; 500 (with a -0.8% move) during today's trading.
Towers Watson Releases the 2011 General Industry Supervisory and Middle Management Compensation Survey Report - Canada
View more recent headlinesTowers Watson Data Services has released its 2011 General Industry
Supervisory and Middle Management Compensation Survey Report - Canada.
The data are based on the responses of 198 organizations
encompassing 663 locations employing 15,803 incumbents.
Company Background
Towers Watson & Co. (Towers Watson) is a global professional services company. The Company offers solutions in the areas of employee benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and capital management. Towers Watson offers its clients services across three business segments: Benefits, Risk and Financial Services, and Talent and Rewards. The Company focuses on delivering consulting services and solutions that help organizations anticipate, identify and utilize opportunities in benefits and human capital management. It also advises the insurance industry on a range of strategic and risk management issues and it helps clients mitigate risk through insurance, reinsurance and capital markets transactions. On December 31, 2010, Towers Watson purchased Aliquant, a privately-held, full-service health and welfare benefits administration outsourcing firm. On January 31, 2011, Towers Watson purchased EMB, a specialist property/casualty consulting and software company.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 58.82 | Previous Close 58.69 |
Day High 60.27 | Day Low 58.75 |
52wk High/Date 67.31 / 10/31/2011 | 52wk Low/Date 51.00 / 1/3/2011 |
Beta 0.5 | Market Capitalization 4.4B |
Shares Outstanding 72.6M | Volatility Avg 27.63 |
Avg Vol(10 day) 265.0K | P/E Ratio 20.2x |
EPS(TTM) 2.98 | Yield 0.68% |
Dividend Announcement 11/14/2011 | Ex-Date 12/28/2011 |
Payable 0.10 - QRTR | Payable Date 1/16/2012 |
Date of Record 12/30/2011 | |
Last Trade as of 12/29/2011 4:04 PM ET | |
TW Towers Watson and Co vs. Peers
| Peers | |
|---|---|
TW Towers Watson and Co | 12.74% |
Mercer International Inc. | -20.90% |
Aon Corporation | 1.61% |
Accenture Plc | 9.01% |
Xerox Corporation | -31.42% |
TW Towers Watson and Co | 0.67% |
Mercer International Inc. | -- |
Aon Corporation | 1.28% |
Accenture Plc | 2.55% |
Xerox Corporation | 2.15% |
TW Towers Watson and Co | 2.35% |
Mercer International Inc. | -1.47% |
Aon Corporation | 0.26% |
Accenture Plc | 1.85% |
Xerox Corporation | 0.89% |