WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Purchased by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS - Free Report) by 15.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 36,770 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 4,852 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.08% of WNS worth $1,743,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of WNS. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new position in shares of WNS during the second quarter worth about $922,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of WNS in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $876,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of WNS by 237.2% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,141 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 1,506 shares during the period. Artemis Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of WNS during the third quarter worth approximately $518,000. Finally, Creative Planning lifted its holdings in shares of WNS by 68.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 8,849 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $466,000 after purchasing an additional 3,603 shares during the period. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on WNS shares. StockNews.com raised shares of WNS from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. TD Cowen lowered shares of WNS from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $64.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of WNS in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, WNS presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $61.00.

WNS Price Performance

NYSE WNS traded up $0.61 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $59.78. The stock had a trading volume of 578,302 shares, compared to its average volume of 543,988. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $52.58. The company has a market cap of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.19. WNS has a 52-week low of $39.85 and a 52-week high of $65.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

WNS (NYSE:WNS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 22.37% and a net margin of 10.03%. Equities analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.