3,719 Shares in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Acquired by Virtu Financial LLC

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 3,719 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $235,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WNS. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP lifted its stake in WNS by 86.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 741,793 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $50,783,000 after acquiring an additional 342,922 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 689,604 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $43,831,000 after acquiring an additional 50,944 shares during the period. Old Well Partners LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 19.7% during the 3rd quarter. Old Well Partners LLC now owns 78,273 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,359,000 after acquiring an additional 12,900 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in WNS by 103.5% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 422,297 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,910,000 after acquiring an additional 214,773 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in WNS by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,551,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $98,068,000 after acquiring an additional 71,004 shares during the period. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WNS has been the subject of several research reports. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. StockNews.com cut shares of WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $64.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Friday, April 26th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of WNS from $70.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of WNS from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.11.

WNS Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WNS opened at $53.01 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.53 billion and a PE ratio of 18.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $49.30 and a 200 day moving average of $56.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a current ratio of 1.71. WNS has a one year low of $39.85 and a one year high of $75.12.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $325.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $322.92 million. WNS had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 22.23%. As a group, research analysts predict that WNS will post 3.62 EPS for the current fiscal 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.