WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Sold by Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC cut its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 29.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 137,161 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 58,261 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned approximately 0.29% of WNS worth $7,230,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of WNS. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new stake in shares of WNS during the first quarter worth about $1,102,000. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WNS in the first quarter worth approximately $373,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of WNS by 2.2% in the first quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 318,169 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $16,077,000 after acquiring an additional 6,722 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of WNS by 10.1% in the first quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 4,094 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aurora Investment Counsel boosted its position in shares of WNS by 2.7% in the first quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel now owns 29,290 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,480,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

WNS Trading Up 0.3 %

WNS stock traded up $0.16 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $52.06. 351,909 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 483,323. The company has a market capitalization of $2.49 billion and a P/E ratio of 20.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.62. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $39.85 and a fifty-two week high of $72.57. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $50.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.24.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The business services provider reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.21. WNS had a net margin of 9.39% and a return on equity of 22.76%. The business had revenue of $310.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $313.66 million. Equities research analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on WNS shares. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of WNS from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Citigroup set a $55.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. TD Cowen cut shares of WNS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $64.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, September 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, WNS has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $60.33.

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.