Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Takes Position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 77,308 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,664,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned 0.16% of WNS at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in WNS by 26.7% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,483,569 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $70,307,000 after buying an additional 312,519 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of WNS by 40.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 743,343 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $39,182,000 after acquiring an additional 214,417 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in WNS by 3,523.4% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 152,326 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $7,219,000 after buying an additional 148,122 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in WNS by 27.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 415,556 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $19,693,000 after acquiring an additional 88,698 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of WNS by 15,848.8% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,059,000 after buying an additional 85,108 shares in the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price 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. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of 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 stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, WNS has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.25.

WNS Stock Performance

WNS traded up $0.79 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $67.30. 10,898 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 546,957. WNS has a 52 week low of $39.85 and a 52 week high of $72.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company's 50-day moving average is $60.65 and its 200 day moving average is $53.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of 23.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.96.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last released 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 net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 22.25%. On average, research analysts expect that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

WNS 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.