MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 332 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS – Get Rating) by 10.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,411 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the quarter. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $279,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of WNS. DF Dent & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in WNS by 77.1% during the 2nd quarter. DF Dent & Co. Inc. now owns 696,856 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $52,013,000 after acquiring an additional 303,288 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in WNS by 34.4% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,138,475 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $93,173,000 after acquiring an additional 291,701 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in WNS by 244.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 310,748 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $23,193,000 after acquiring an additional 220,426 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its holdings in WNS by 26.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 723,021 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $59,173,000 after acquiring an additional 152,405 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in WNS by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,310,704 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $107,266,000 after acquiring an additional 149,104 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.03% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Performance

NYSE WNS opened at $89.62 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 1.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. WNS has a 12-month low of $67.07 and a 12-month high of $92.87. The firm has a market cap of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.47, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.17.

WNS (NYSE:WNS – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 19th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.03. WNS had a net margin of 11.58% and a return on equity of 21.54%. The business had revenue of $292.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.95 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.05 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WNS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Cowen upped their price target on shares of WNS from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 7th. Cowen upped their price target on shares of WNS from $96.00 to $100.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 7th. Wedbush upped their price target on shares of WNS from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of WNS from $109.00 to $102.00 in a report on Thursday, December 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of WNS from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.00.

WNS Company Profile

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WNS (Holdings) Ltd. engages in the provision of business process management solutions. Its services include industry-specific offerings, customer interaction, finance and accounting, human resources, procurement, and research and analytics. It operates through the WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM segments.