Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Raises Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 26.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,483,569 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 312,519 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 3.10% of WNS worth $70,307,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of WNS by 70.0% during the fourth quarter. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. now owns 68,000 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,223,000 after purchasing an additional 28,000 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in WNS by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,112,743 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $52,733,000 after buying an additional 53,433 shares during the period. Nicholas Company Inc. grew its position in shares of WNS by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Nicholas Company Inc. now owns 140,364 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $6,652,000 after buying an additional 21,859 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP increased its stake in shares of WNS by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 321,371 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $15,230,000 after buying an additional 29,360 shares during the period. Finally, Aurora Investment Counsel raised its holdings in shares of WNS by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel now owns 38,986 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,848,000 after acquiring an additional 3,849 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on WNS shares. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com raised shares of WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $61.63.

WNS Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE WNS traded down $1.17 on Friday, reaching $62.49. 841,731 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 505,775. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $57.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.78. WNS has a 12 month low of $39.85 and a 12 month high of $65.03. The company has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 22.25%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal 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.