Aurora Investment Counsel Has $1.81 Million Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Aurora Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 17.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,519 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,229 shares during the quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel owned 0.07% of WNS worth $1,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in WNS by 228.9% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 523 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in WNS by 64.1% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 635 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in WNS in the 1st quarter valued at $38,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 30.4% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 841 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in WNS by 32.0% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,517 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, September 6th. Finally, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.83.

WNS Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WNS opened at $52.71 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.60, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.05. WNS has a 1-year low of $39.85 and a 1-year high of $74.54. The firm has a market cap of $2.52 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.63.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 18th. The business services provider reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $312.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $310.49 million. WNS had a return on equity of 22.05% and a net margin of 10.52%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.72 earnings per share for the current 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.