WNS (WNS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company provides a range of services, such as finance and accounting, customer experience, research and analytics, technology, legal, and human resources outsourcing services. Further, it offers digital transformation and consulting services designed to allow its clients to enhance productivity, manage changes in the business environment, and leverage business knowledge to increase market competitiveness. Additionally, the company provides claims handling and repair management services for automobile repairs through a network of third-party repair centers, as well as accident management services. WNS (Holdings) Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $51.87 to $53.52
• 50-Day Range: $44.21 to $54.90
• 52-Week Range: $39.85 to $72.57
• Volume: 92,521 shs
• Average Volume: 485,371 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.01
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $60.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WNS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WNS scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 331 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

WNS has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WNS has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.35%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WNS are expected to grow by 13.35% in the coming year, from $3.52 to $3.99 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WNS is 20.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WNS is 20.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 33.34.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WNS has a P/B Ratio of 3.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.21% of the float of WNS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WNS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WNS has recently decreased by 13.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

WNS does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

WNS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.21% of the float of WNS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WNS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WNS has recently decreased by 13.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

WNS has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for WNS this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added WNS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WNS insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.95% of the stock of WNS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.36% of the stock of WNS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WNS shares performed this year?

WNS's stock was trading at $63.20 at the start of the year. Since then, WNS shares have decreased by 16.8% and is now trading at $52.57.
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How were WNS's earnings last quarter?

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 17th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.21. The business services provider had revenue of $310.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $313.66 million. WNS had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.76% and a net margin of 9.39%.

Who are WNS's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of WNS include FMR LLC (10.25%), Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. (3.19%), DF Dent & Co. Inc. (2.59%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (2.45%).

How do I buy shares of WNS?

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What other stocks do shareholders of WNS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WNS investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), ServiceNow (NOW) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/17/2024
• Today: 12/03/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 12/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WNS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1356570
• Web: www.wns.com
• Phone: 912240952100
• Fax: 91-22-2518-8307
• Employees: 60,125
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $60.33
• High Stock Price Target: $73.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $51.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $140.15 million
• Net Margins: 9.39%
• Pretax Margin: 10.58%
• Return on Equity: 22.76%
• Return on Assets: 11.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.62
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.93
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $16.02 per share
• Price / Book: 3.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,810,000
• Free Float: 46,878,000
• Market Cap: $2.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A