WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Sold by Intrepid Capital Management Inc.

Intrepid Capital Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 66.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,286 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 33,703 shares during the period. Intrepid Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in WNS were worth $819,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in WNS by 65.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $208,000 after acquiring an additional 1,732 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new stake in shares of WNS during the fourth quarter worth $213,000. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 805 shares during the period. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in WNS in the 3rd quarter valued at $291,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its position in WNS by 29.5% during the 4th quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 6,940 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 1,580 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on WNS shares. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com raised WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Barrington Research increased their target price on WNS from $63.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WNS has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.25.

WNS Stock Performance

Shares of WNS stock opened at $66.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $59.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The stock has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. WNS has a 1 year low of $39.85 and a 1 year high of $70.31.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 22.25% and a net margin of 10.03%. Sell-side analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share 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.