Comparing Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Mapfre (OTCMKTS:MPFRY)

Willis Towers Watson Public (NASDAQ:WTW) and Mapfre (OTCMKTS:MPFRY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.1% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Willis Towers Watson Public shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Willis Towers Watson Public and Mapfre”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willis Towers Watson Public	$9.71 billion	3.26	$1.60 billion	$16.26	20.98
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.51	19.11

Willis Towers Watson Public has higher revenue and earnings than Mapfre. Mapfre is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willis Towers Watson Public, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Willis Towers Watson Public pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Mapfre pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Willis Towers Watson Public pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mapfre pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Willis Towers Watson Public has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Willis Towers Watson Public and Mapfre, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willis Towers Watson Public	0	7	10	1	2.67
Mapfre	0	0	0	0	0.00

Willis Towers Watson Public presently has a consensus target price of $369.38, suggesting a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Willis Towers Watson Public’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Willis Towers Watson Public is more favorable than Mapfre.

Profitability

This table compares Willis Towers Watson Public and Mapfre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willis Towers Watson Public	15.49%	22.19%	6.00%
Mapfre	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Willis Towers Watson Public beats Mapfre on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Willis Towers Watson Public

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company operates as an advisory, broking, and solutions company worldwide. It operates through two segments: Health, Wealth & Career and Risk & Broking. The company offers strategy and design consulting, plan management service and support, broking and administration services for health, wellbeing, and other group benefit program, including medical, dental, disability, life, voluntary benefits and other coverages; actuarial support, plan design, and administrative services for pension and retirement savings plans; retirement consulting services and solutions; and integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services. It also provides advice, data, software, and products to address clients' total rewards and talent issues; and risk advice, insurance brokerage, and consulting services in the areas of property and casualty, affinity, risk and analytics, aerospace, construction, global markets direct & facultative, financial, executive and professional risks, financial solutions, crisis management, surety, marine, and natural resources. In addition, the company offers integrated solutions that consists of investment discretionary management, pension administration, core actuarial, and communication and change management assistance services; and software and technology, risk and capital management, products and product pricing, financial and regulatory reporting, financial and capital modeling, M&A, outsourcing, and business management services. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company and changed its name to Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company in January 2016. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company was founded in 1828 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Mapfre

Mapfre, S.A. engages in insurance, finance, securities, investment, and services business worldwide. The company offers life and non-life; health; accident; property and casualty protection comprising automobile and homeowner insurance, personal third-party liability and asset insurance, etc.; savings and investment; retirement; burial; travel; and leisure insurance solutions. It also provides insurance solutions for agriculture and livestock, as well as reinsurance services. In addition, the company provides pension and funeral services, as well as operates theme parks. The company offers its services to professionals, entrepreneurs, self-employed, and companies, as well as small, medium, and large corporations. It offers solutions for aviation, energy, industry, construction etc. The company was formerly known as Corporacion Mapfre and changed its name to Mapfre, S.A. in December 2006. Mapfre, S.A. was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Majadahonda, Spain. Mapfre, S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Cartera Mapfre, S.L.