WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Purchased by Aurora Investment Counsel

Aurora Investment Counsel boosted its holdings in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,986 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,849 shares during the quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel owned 0.08% of WNS worth $1,848,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in WNS in the third quarter valued at approximately $61,726,000. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of WNS by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 743,343 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,182,000 after purchasing an additional 214,417 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of WNS by 3,523.4% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 152,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,219,000 after purchasing an additional 148,122 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of WNS by 2.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,898,543 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $258,202,000 after purchasing an additional 99,195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in WNS by 15,848.8% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,059,000 after buying an additional 85,108 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Performance

NYSE:WNS opened at $59.37 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. WNS has a 1-year low of $39.85 and a 1-year high of $65.03. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $55.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.66.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.15). WNS had a return on equity of 22.25% and a net margin of 10.03%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on WNS shares. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, WNS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $61.63.

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.