17,543 Shares in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Bought by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 17,543 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $831,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in WNS during the 4th quarter worth approximately $355,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of WNS by 15,848.8% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,059,000 after purchasing an additional 85,108 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WNS in the fourth quarter worth $2,813,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in WNS by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,196 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $957,000 after buying an additional 4,705 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in WNS by 15.2% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,770 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,743,000 after buying an additional 4,852 shares in the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on WNS. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $75.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.25.

WNS Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of WNS traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $60.08. The company had a trading volume of 720,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 554,779. WNS has a 52-week low of $40.02 and a 52-week high of $72.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $61.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.81. The firm has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.96.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 by ($0.15). WNS had a net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 22.25%. On average, research analysts predict that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

WNS 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.