Pathstone Holdings LLC Acquires 6,433 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,234 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 6,433 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $1,963,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Virtu Financial LLC grew its position in WNS by 10.1% during the 1st quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 4,094 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel grew its holdings in shares of WNS by 2.7% in the first quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel now owns 29,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of WNS by 64.1% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 635 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in WNS by 406.0% during the 2nd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 36,948 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,940,000 after buying an additional 29,646 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mendota Financial Group LLC boosted its position in WNS by 19.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mendota Financial Group LLC now owns 2,759 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 454 shares during the period. 97.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

WNS Trading Up 1.0 %

NYSE WNS opened at $53.55 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $50.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a market cap of $2.56 billion and a P/E ratio of 20.60. WNS has a 12 month low of $39.85 and a 12 month high of $72.57.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $310.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $313.66 million. WNS had a return on equity of 22.76% and a net margin of 9.39%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on WNS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 6th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on WNS from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th. Citigroup set a $55.00 target price on WNS in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. TD Cowen lowered 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on shares of WNS from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.33.

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.