American Century Companies Inc. Has $4.50 Million Stock Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited $WNS

Key Points

• American Century Companies Inc. significantly increased its stake in WNS (Holdings) Limited by 105.6% during Q1, owning approximately 0.16% of the company worth $4.50 million.
• WNS reported $1.02 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.97, with a revenue increase of 9.5% year-over-year.
• Recent analyst ratings for WNS have been downgraded, with two "Buy" ratings and eight "Hold" ratings, leading to a consensus target price of $68.13.

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 105.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 73,128 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 37,555 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.16% of WNS worth $4,497,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of WNS. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of WNS by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 25,575 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,212,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in WNS by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 25,226 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,195,000 after buying an additional 2,587 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in WNS by 78.1% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 10,548 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 4,626 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in WNS by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,906 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $802,000 after buying an additional 2,137 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in WNS by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 341,820 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $16,199,000 after buying an additional 24,690 shares during the period. 97.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

WNS Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WNS opened at $75.49 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $72.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 1.47. WNS has a one year low of $42.62 and a one year high of $75.58. The company has a market capitalization of $3.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.90.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $339.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.13 million. WNS had a return on equity of 22.90% and a net margin of 12.11%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 EPS. Analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on WNS shares. William Blair lowered WNS from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Needham & Company LLC lowered WNS from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a $76.50 price target (down from $80.00) on shares of WNS in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered WNS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 12th. Finally, Barrington Research downgraded WNS from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $68.13.

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.

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