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

Two Sigma Advisers LP decreased its position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 34.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 144,997 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 75,000 shares during the quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP’s holdings in WNS were worth $6,871,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in WNS. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in WNS by 329.7% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 68,007 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,584,000 after acquiring an additional 52,179 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of WNS by 15,848.8% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,059,000 after purchasing an additional 85,108 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of WNS by 30.4% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $957,000 after purchasing an additional 4,705 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of WNS by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,743,000 after purchasing an additional 4,852 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in WNS by 65.0% in the fourth 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. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Up 2.4%

WNS stock opened at $57.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50-day moving average of $61.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.04. WNS has a 52-week low of $42.62 and a 52-week high of $72.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

WNS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.