WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Holdings Reduced by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC trimmed its holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 789,140 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 40,096 shares during the quarter. WNS accounts for approximately 2.1% of Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $37,397,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WNS. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new stake in WNS in the third quarter valued at $61,726,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in WNS by 40.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 743,343 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,182,000 after purchasing an additional 214,417 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in WNS by 3,523.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 152,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,219,000 after purchasing an additional 148,122 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of WNS by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,898,543 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $258,202,000 after acquiring an additional 99,195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of WNS by 15,848.8% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,059,000 after acquiring an additional 85,108 shares in the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WNS shares. StockNews.com raised shares of WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three research 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 a consensus target price of $61.00.

WNS Stock Performance

NYSE:WNS opened at $58.46 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $51.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $52.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.44, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.62. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $39.85 and a fifty-two week high of $65.03.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.15). WNS had a return on equity of 22.37% and a net margin of 10.03%. Equities research analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 EPS 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.