CEO purchased ~$510K of WTW shares in the open market

Traded May 4, 2026 · Filed May 5, 2026

WTWWillis Towers WatsonWTW

~$510K
Reported value · 2,000 sh @ $255.08: 117K
Holds after · shares reported: +12.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +6.4%, $260.02 → $291.60 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Willis Towers Watson spent $510K of their very own money to buy Willis Towers Watson shares. 1 other person at Willis Towers Watson bought some too, in the same month.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 4, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 5, 2026

CEO$500K–$1MHoldings +2%2 insiders bought in 30d

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$510,160

Shares × reported transaction price

Size band

$500K–$1M

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Ownership change

+1.7%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

Not enough history to judge

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Cluster activity

2 distinct insiders in 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Size vs CEO pay

This purchase equals about 4% of the CEO's reported total pay for fiscal 2025 ($12.8M)

Purchase value ÷ the CEO's total from the Summary Compensation Table, as tagged in the pay versus performance table of the company's proxy statement (DEF 14A), filed 2026-03-27. The proxy names Mr. Hess as CEO for that year. A size comparison, not a judgement

Timing vs results

4 days after results of Apr 30, 2026, 87 days before results of Jul 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $260.02 on May 4, 2026, within 2% of its 52-week low, after an 11% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $256.20 (Apr 30, 2026) to $349.93 (Oct 7, 2025), 4% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $291.25 on Mar 20, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred