DF Dent & Co. Inc. Reduces Stock Position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

DF Dent & Co. Inc. decreased its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 16.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,036,663 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 200,531 shares during the quarter. DF Dent & Co. Inc. owned 2.17% of WNS worth $49,127,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in WNS by 728.1% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,974 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,792,000 after purchasing an additional 46,577 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of WNS by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 743,343 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,182,000 after buying an additional 214,417 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in WNS by 15,848.8% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,059,000 after acquiring an additional 85,108 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in WNS by 90.0% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 67,333 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,549,000 after acquiring an additional 31,886 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its position in WNS by 117.3% during the third quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 25,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,338,000 after acquiring an additional 13,702 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Up 0.0 %

WNS opened at $66.60 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. WNS has a 12 month low of $39.85 and a 12 month high of $70.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The business has a 50-day moving average of $60.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.21.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 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%. On average, research analysts expect that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.