WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Stock Holdings Cut by Two Sigma Advisers LP

Two Sigma Advisers LP cut its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 34.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 144,997 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 75,000 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP owned 0.30% of WNS worth $6,871,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in WNS in the 4th quarter valued at about $53,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of WNS by 65.0% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new stake in WNS during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in WNS by 35.0% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 1,331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in WNS by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $249,000 after buying an additional 805 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of WNS stock opened at $57.85 on Friday. WNS has a 1 year low of $42.62 and a 1 year high of $72.11. The company has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $61.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.04.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.04. WNS had a net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 22.25%. The business had revenue of $336.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WNS. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of WNS in a report on Friday, April 25th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.25.

WNS Company Profile

WNS (Holdings) Limited, a business process management (BPM) company, provides data, voice, analytical, and business transformation services worldwide. The company operates through TSLU, MRHP, HCLS, and BFSI segments. It engages in diversified business, including manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, media and entertainment, and telecommunication; travel and leisure, utilities, shipping, and logistics; healthcare and life sciences; banking, financial services, and insurance; and Hi-tech and professional services, as well as procurement.