BNET Industries
Market Cap:$1.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Watson Wyatt simplifies the messy world of human resources. Founded in 1878 as actuarial firm R Watson & Sons, and headquartered in Arlington, VA, Watson Wyatt Worldwide (NYSE: WW) provides consulting on human resources issues. The company offers solutions in three groups: Benefits, Technology Solutions, and Human Capital. It has exertise in retirement plans, benefits services, employee management, compensation, disability, and HR procedure streamlining. It operates from over 90 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The company has annual revenue of about 737.42 million and employs about 3,875 people. In August 2005 Watson Wyatt & Company acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of European-based Watson Wyatt LLP. In January 2006 it changed its name to Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
Number of Employees 6,235
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Human Resources Consulting Services: 541612
Recent Events
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Watson Wyatt Worldwide Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend
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EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 30)
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Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin detail merger background
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Cisco Net Falls 18%; Time Warner Sales Up
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Watson Wyatt Q1 Net Profit Down, Adj. EPS Beats Estimates; Guides Q1 Below Estimates; Backs...
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Watson Wyatt Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for First Quarter Fiscal 2010
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Watson Wyatt Earnings Fall, but Beat Expectations
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IDA seeks to keep Towers Perrin in county
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Business in the Burbs: Towers Perrin gets IDA offer to stay in Westchester
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Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt to Combine, Form 'Towers Watson'
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Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to Merge
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Concerns Brew About Integration of Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin
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REFILE-Bank of America promotes two M&A bankers
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UPDATE 1-US consultants Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to merge
News & Analysis
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Watson Wyatt Worldwide.(economic value shranks)(Brief Article)
The economic value of stock option grants at the nation's largest corporations shrank by almost 60 ... The economic value of stock option grants at the nation's largest corporations shrank by almost 60 percent over the last three years, to $51 billion, according to a new...
Watson Wyatt Worldwide.(fYi)(stock options )(Brief Article)
The median in-the-money value of unexercised stock options from previous grants to ... The median in-the-money value of unexercised stock options from previous grants to major-company CEOs more than doubled last year to $29.1 million, says a study by Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
Stock Option Overhang- Shareholder Boon Or Shareholder Burden?
Stock options are instruments through which individuals are granted stake in an organization. In stock option, the stockholder is given the right to buy or sell the stock, at a specified price, by a specific date. Sometimes, situation arises when a block of securities become large enough to put downward...
Stock Option "Overhang" And Stock Price Volatility.(Watson Wyatt Worldwide survey)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
Is stock option "overhang" a boon or a burden to shareholders? A new study by Watson Wyatt Worldwide indicates that firms with high stock option overhang have greater stock price volatility. By contrast, companies whose executives and emplo Is stock option "overhang" a boon or a...
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