GW&K Investment Management LLC Has $3.87 Million Stock Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its stake in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 47.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,928 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 20,356 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC owned about 0.14% of WNS worth $3,869,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of WNS during the 4th quarter valued at $53,000. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in WNS in the first quarter worth about $96,000. KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in WNS in the 1st quarter valued at about $109,000. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. bought a new position in shares of WNS during the 1st quarter valued at about $209,000. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new position in shares of WNS in the 4th quarter worth approximately $213,000. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

WNS Stock Down 0.1%

WNS traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $74.72. 703,292 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,140,099. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $63.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.76. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $42.62 and a fifty-two week high of $75.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.93.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The business services provider reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.05. WNS had a return on equity of 23.26% and a net margin of 12.94%. The firm had revenue of $339.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $323.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.93 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on WNS shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating and issued a $76.50 price target (down previously from $80.00) on shares of WNS in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of WNS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th. Baird R W lowered shares of WNS from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. William Blair lowered shares of WNS from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC downgraded shares of WNS from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $68.13.

WNS 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.