90,953 Shares in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Acquired by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 90,953 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,310,000. Vise Technologies Inc. owned 0.19% of WNS at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WNS. Hhlr Advisors LTD. bought a new position in WNS in the 4th quarter worth approximately $72,576,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in WNS by 26.7% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,483,569 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $70,307,000 after purchasing an additional 312,519 shares during the period. Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in WNS in the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,181,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new position in WNS in the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,813,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in WNS by 3,523.4% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 152,326 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $7,219,000 after purchasing an additional 148,122 shares during the period. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WNS. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $75.00 price target on shares of WNS in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $62.25.

WNS Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE WNS traded down $0.43 on Wednesday, reaching $56.75. 135,564 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 574,831. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $42.62 and a fifty-two week high of $72.11. The business's fifty day moving average price is $61.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $56.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.04. WNS had a return on equity of 22.25% and a net margin of 10.03%. The business had revenue of $336.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current 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.