UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Buys 82,028 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its stake in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 280.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 111,228 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 82,028 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned approximately 0.23% of WNS worth $5,271,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hhlr Advisors LTD. bought a new stake in WNS in the 4th quarter valued at $72,576,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of WNS by 26.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 312,519 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of WNS by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,112,743 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $52,733,000 after purchasing an additional 53,433 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of WNS by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 605,951 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $28,716,000 after purchasing an additional 54,781 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of WNS by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 415,556 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $19,693,000 after buying an additional 88,698 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on WNS. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of WNS in a report on Friday, April 25th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WNS presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.25.

WNS Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of WNS stock traded up $0.74 on Wednesday, reaching $58.21. The company had a trading volume of 549,524 shares, compared to its average volume of 578,375. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $60.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.28. WNS has a 1 year low of $42.62 and a 1 year high of $72.11. The firm has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.35, a P/E/G 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $336.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $323.62 million. WNS had a net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 22.25%. The business's revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.