Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC Sells 15,756 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC lowered its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 360,658 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 15,756 shares during the quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $17,092,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WNS. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its position in WNS by 55.9% in the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 213,825 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,133,000 after acquiring an additional 76,664 shares in the last quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of WNS by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC now owns 333,501 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,805,000 after purchasing an additional 32,897 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of WNS by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 415,556 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $19,693,000 after purchasing an additional 88,698 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of WNS by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,770 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $653,000 after buying an additional 514 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of WNS during the fourth quarter worth about $355,000. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Down 2.3 %

WNS stock opened at $63.32 on Thursday. 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 company’s 50-day moving average is $58.67 and its 200-day moving average is $52.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a PE ratio of 22.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $39.85 and a fifty-two week high of $65.03.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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