WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Purchased by California State Teachers Retirement System

California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 1,034.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,422 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 34,122 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System owned about 0.08% of WNS worth $1,773,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in WNS during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new position in WNS during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in WNS by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 5,134 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $243,000 after purchasing an additional 1,331 shares in the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new position in WNS during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $254,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in WNS during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $355,000. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WNS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective 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 reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of WNS in a report on Friday, April 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $62.25.

WNS Price Performance

NYSE WNS traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $60.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 655,303 shares, compared to its average volume of 582,019. The stock has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 21.14, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.92. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $42.62 and a fifty-two week high of $72.11. The company's 50-day moving average is $59.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $56.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current 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 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 business had revenue of $336.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.12 EPS. The company's revenue was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 EPS 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.