WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS – Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $67.4286.
WNS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th. Needham & Company LLC downgraded WNS from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $76.50 target price (down from $80.00) on shares of WNS in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on WNS in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $76.50 target price for the company. Finally, Baird R W downgraded WNS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th.
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Institutional Trading of WNS
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. J.Safra Asset Management Corp grew its stake in shares of WNS by 67.7% in the 2nd quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp now owns 483 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new position in WNS in the 1st quarter valued at about $47,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in WNS by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 909 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in WNS by 206.6% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,432 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $91,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in WNS in the 1st quarter valued at about $96,000. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
WNS Stock Performance
Shares of WNS stock opened at $76.29 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $75.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $67.00. WNS has a 1-year low of $42.62 and a 1-year high of $76.30. The company has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.25, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.91.
WNS (NYSE:WNS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.05. WNS had a return on equity of 22.90% and a net margin of 12.11%.The firm had revenue of $339.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $323.13 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.
WNS Company Profile
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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.
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