WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Bought by Nuveen Asset Management LLC

Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 9.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 605,951 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 54,781 shares during the quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC owned 1.27% of WNS worth $28,716,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of WNS. Hhlr Advisors LTD. acquired a new stake in WNS in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $72,576,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in WNS by 26.7% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,483,569 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $70,307,000 after acquiring an additional 312,519 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in WNS in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,181,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in WNS by 3,523.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 152,326 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $7,219,000 after acquiring an additional 148,122 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in WNS by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 415,556 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $19,693,000 after acquiring an additional 88,698 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.36% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, WNS currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.25.

WNS Stock Performance

WNS traded up $1.38 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $57.85. 2,230,013 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 576,158. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $56.04. WNS has a 12 month low of $42.62 and a 12 month high of $72.11. The stock has a market cap of $2.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $336.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $323.62 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate 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.