WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Acquired by Trexquant Investment LP

Trexquant Investment LP grew its position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 328.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 90,433 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 69,348 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned about 0.19% of WNS worth $4,286,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WNS. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in WNS by 65.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 1,732 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA purchased a new position in WNS during the fourth quarter worth approximately $213,000. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in WNS by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $249,000 after buying an additional 805 shares in the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WNS in the 3rd quarter worth $291,000. Finally, Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its holdings in shares of WNS by 29.5% during the 4th quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 6,940 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,580 shares during the period. 97.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research raised their price objective on shares of WNS from $63.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com raised WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, WNS has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $62.25.

WNS Stock Down 3.0 %

WNS stock traded down $2.00 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $63.95. 835,936 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 585,755. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $60.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.57. WNS has a 1-year low of $39.85 and a 1-year high of $72.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.36, 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 data on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (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, equities analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current year.

About WNS

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.