WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $62.25.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on WNS shares. Needham & Company LLC upped 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. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of WNS in a research report on Friday, April 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hhlr Advisors LTD. acquired a new position in shares of WNS in the 4th quarter valued at $72,576,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of WNS by 26.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of WNS by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,408,501 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $86,609,000 after purchasing an additional 35,074 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of WNS by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,405,672 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $86,435,000 after purchasing an additional 41,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of WNS by 5.0% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

WNS Trading Up 0.3%

WNS traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $57.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 227,341 shares, compared to its average volume of 634,279. 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 has a 52-week low of $42.62 and a 52-week high of $72.11. The firm has a market cap of $2.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.14, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $60.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $56.13.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $323.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.12 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research 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.