WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Receives $60.33 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $61.00.

WNS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a research report on Friday, October 18th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup set a $55.00 target price on WNS in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on WNS from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd.

Institutional Trading of WNS

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JB Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of WNS by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. JB Capital LLC now owns 31,820 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,508,000 after buying an additional 3,024 shares during the last quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in WNS by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 805 shares during the last quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC raised its position in WNS by 46.7% during the fourth quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 17,125 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $812,000 after acquiring an additional 5,455 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of WNS by 65.0% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of WNS by 15.2% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 36,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,743,000 after purchasing an additional 4,852 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WNS opened at $61.70 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.73, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.16. WNS has a one year low of $39.85 and a one year high of $72.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.62.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last announced its earnings results 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 9.39% and a return on equity of 22.76%. On average, analysts predict that WNS will post 3.52 EPS 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.