Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Increases Position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC increased its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 55.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 213,825 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 76,664 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned 0.45% of WNS worth $10,133,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pathstone Holdings LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 20.9% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 37,234 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,963,000 after acquiring an additional 6,433 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in WNS during the third quarter valued at $471,000. Citigroup Inc. boosted its holdings in WNS by 90.0% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 67,333 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,549,000 after purchasing an additional 31,886 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 99,195 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of WNS by 18.1% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 108,255 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $5,706,000 after buying an additional 16,557 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

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WNS Price Performance

WNS stock traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $61.65. The company had a trading volume of 531,677 shares, compared to its average volume of 526,712. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. WNS has a 12-month low of $39.85 and a 12-month high of $65.26. The company has a market capitalization of $2.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $59.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.05.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share 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%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WNS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barrington Research upped 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 cut their price objective 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. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WNS 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.