WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Sold by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC cut its stake in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 44.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,614 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 23,360 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 0.06% of WNS worth $1,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of WNS. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in WNS during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of WNS by 65.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new position in shares of WNS during the fourth quarter worth $213,000. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of WNS by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $249,000 after purchasing an additional 805 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of WNS in the fourth quarter valued at $254,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on WNS. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, WNS has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $62.25.

WNS Stock Up 2.4%

WNS traded up $1.38 during trading on Friday, hitting $57.85. The company had a trading volume of 2,230,013 shares, compared to its average volume of 576,158. WNS has a 1-year low of $42.62 and a 1-year 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. The company has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a PE ratio of 20.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50-day moving average of $61.31 and a 200-day moving average of $56.09.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $323.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS. The company's revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current year.

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.