Jane Street Group LLC Has $1.40 Million Stock Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Jane Street Group LLC decreased its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 44.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,614 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 23,360 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned 0.06% of WNS worth $1,403,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in WNS during the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in WNS by 65.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,732 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new stake in WNS during the fourth quarter valued at $213,000. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in WNS by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $249,000 after purchasing an additional 805 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in WNS during the fourth quarter valued at $254,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Price Performance

NYSE WNS opened at $56.11 on Tuesday. WNS has a twelve month low of $42.62 and a twelve month 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion, a PE ratio of 19.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.90.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.04. WNS had a return on equity of 22.25% and a net margin of 10.03%. The business had revenue of $336.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $323.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on 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 restated an “outperform” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of WNS in a report on Friday, April 25th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.25.

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.