WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Receives $60.33 Average PT from Analysts

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNSGet Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $60.29.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup set a $55.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. TD Cowen cut shares of WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $64.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On WNS

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amalgamated Bank bought a new stake in shares of WNS in the 2nd quarter worth about $84,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of WNS by 228.9% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 523 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new stake in shares of WNS in the 2nd quarter worth about $922,000. Employees Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in shares of WNS by 33.7% in the 2nd quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 12,596 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $661,000 after purchasing an additional 3,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of WNS in the 2nd quarter worth about $876,000. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Performance

Shares of WNS stock opened at $60.84 on Tuesday. WNS has a one year low of $39.85 and a one year high of $72.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.62. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $48.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.16.

WNS (NYSE:WNSGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.04 by ($0.15). WNS had a return on equity of 22.76% and a net margin of 9.39%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

About WNS

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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.

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