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Watson Wyatt Worldwide

(WW) is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$1.8B

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

Contact Information

901 N Glebe Rd

Arlington, Virginia 22203

www.watsonwyatt...

(703) 258-8000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Human Resources Consulting Services: 541612

Company News

Recent Events

Cisco Net Falls 18%; Time Warner Sales Up

11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Watson Wyatt Q1 Net Profit Down, Adj. EPS Beats Estimates; Guides Q1 Below Estimates; Backs...

11/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Watson Wyatt Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for First Quarter Fiscal 2010

10/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Watson Wyatt Launches New Version Of BenTrack - Quick Facts

9/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt File Form S-4 as Part of Next Step in Creation...

9/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Todays Zacks Rank Value Buy: Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc.

9/02/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
www.PicksThatMove.com: "Picks that move" Alerts, August 13, 2009: WW, AEC, LMT, A, CVS and ALU.

8/14/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
IDA seeks to keep Towers Perrin in county

7/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Business in the Burbs: Towers Perrin gets IDA offer to stay in Westchester

7/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt to Combine, Form 'Towers Watson'

7/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to Merge

6/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Concerns Brew About Integration of Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin

6/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
REFILE-Bank of America promotes two M&A bankers

7/06/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
UPDATE 1-US consultants Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to merge

6/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

watson wyatt worldwide - All News and Analysis

Study Suggests Businesses Ready to Reverse Pay Actions

BNET - 2009-08-20

Executive confidence may be returning, according to consultancy Watson Wyatt Worldwide, because a growing number of employers are considering reversing pay freezes and cuts, among other things. by Erik Sherman

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide F4Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-13

Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. WW F4Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/09) Earnings Call August 13, 2009 9:00 am ET

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide F4Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-13

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator's Instructions) Your first question comes from the line of Andrew Fones with UBS. Please proceed with your question. Andrew Fones - UBS Yes. Thanks, John. I was wondering if you could just kind of give us a sense of how...

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Two Consulting Giants Merge: Que Pasa?

Seeking Alpha - 2009-06-29

Susan M. Mangiero submits: With the news of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt WW merging to form Towers Watson, tongues are wagging about what this means for the employee benefits consulting business in general. According to the June 28, 2009 press release, the all stock deal "will create one...

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide F3Q09 (Qtr End 3/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-08

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Josh Vogel from Sidoti & Co. Please proceed. Josh Vogel - Sidoti & Co. Hey good morning, thank you. You guys obviously did a good job, getting margins back up and keeping them up in the Insurance...

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-05

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Ashwin Shirvaikar - City Group. Ashwin Shirvaikar - City Group So I heavily appreciate the clarity of the press release separating out the impact of currency from the factor that you can actually control. My first question is,...

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-05

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. If you wish to ask a question please press star followed by one on your touchtone telephone. If your question has been answered or you wish to withdraw your question, please dial star followed by two. Questions will be taken in...

Tags: Guidance, Call Transcript, Earnings, UBS AG, Business Services, Benefits, Human Resources, Seeking Alpha, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr. End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-12

Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. And the first question comes from the line of Andrew Fones from UBS. You may proceed, sir. Andrew Fones - UBS Thanks. Yes, I'd like to add my best wishes to Carl. Carl D. Mautz - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thank you, Andrew. Andrew...

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Watson Wyatt Worldwide Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

- 2008-06-09

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WW) announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of...

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Zacks Buy List Highlights: AU Optronics Corp., Watson Wyatt Worldwide, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. and Tyco Electronics Limited

- 2008-05-16

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