Barclays PLC Has $3.62 Million Stock Position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 12.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 76,439 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 8,432 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.16% of WNS worth $3,622,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WNS. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of WNS in the third quarter valued at approximately $745,000. DGS Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in WNS in the 3rd quarter valued at $291,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division grew its position in WNS by 29.5% in the 4th quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 6,940 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 1,580 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased 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 worth $4,059,000 after purchasing an additional 85,108 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of WNS by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,196 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $957,000 after buying an additional 4,705 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research report on Friday, April 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.25.

WNS Price Performance

Shares of WNS stock traded up $0.36 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $59.66. 520,911 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 555,697. The company has a market cap of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.96. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $42.62 and a fifty-two week high of $72.11. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.15.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $336.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $323.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.12 earnings per share. WNS's quarterly revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About WNS

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.