WNS - WNS Stock Forecast, Price & News

WNS (Holdings) Limited, a business process management (BPM) company, provides data, voice, analytical, and business transformation services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM. It offers industry-specific services to clients primarily in insurance; diversified businesses, including manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, media and entertainment, and telecommunication; travel and leisure; healthcare; utilities; shipping and logistics; consulting and professional services; and banking and financial services. It also provides a range of services, such as finance and accounting, customer experience, research and analytics, technology, legal, and human resources outsourcing services. In addition, the company offers transformation services designed to allow its clients to enhance productivity, manage changes in the business environment, and leverage business knowledge to increase market competitiveness. Further, it provides claims handling and repair management services for automobile repairs through a network of third-party repair centers; and a suite of accident management services comprising credit hire and repair. WNS (Holdings) Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in Mumbai, India.

WNS Trading Up 1.2 %

NYSE:WNS opened at $88.48 on Wednesday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $78.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.24. WNS has a 12 month low of $67.07 and a 12 month high of $91.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.41, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.30.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 21st. The business services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $274.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $269.68 million. WNS had a net margin of 12.02% and a return on equity of 20.66%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that WNS will post 2.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WNS shares. Barrington Research dropped their target price on shares of WNS from $104.00 to $97.00 in a report on Friday, April 22nd. Cowen dropped their target price on shares of WNS from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 22nd. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of WNS from $102.00 to $91.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 20th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of WNS from $95.00 to $84.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of WNS from $100.00 to $98.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $96.63.