WNS (NYSE:WNS) and Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) Head to Head Review

WNS (NYSE:WNS) and Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.4% of WNS shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of WNS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Atlantic International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares WNS and Atlantic International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WNS	$1.35 billion	2.42	$170.11 million	$3.59	21.16
Atlantic International	$442.61 million	0.33	-$135.48 million	($2.20)	-1.15

WNS has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic International. Atlantic International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WNS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

WNS has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic International has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for WNS and Atlantic International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WNS	0	7	1	0	2.13
Atlantic International	1	1	0	1	2.33

WNS currently has a consensus price target of $72.80, indicating a potential downside of 4.18%. Given WNS’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WNS is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Profitability

This table compares WNS and Atlantic International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WNS	12.11%	22.90%	12.02%
Atlantic International	-21.93%	-3,234.95%	-82.41%

Summary

WNS beats Atlantic International on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. 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.

About Atlantic International

Atlantic International Corp. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of genetic analysis technologies. Its services include RNA sequencing and DNA sequencing. The company was founded by William C. St. Laurent and Daniel R. Jones in 2013 and is headquartered in Billercia, MA.