Trexquant Investment LP Has $4.29 Million Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 328.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 90,433 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,348 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP owned 0.19% of WNS worth $4,286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of WNS by 26.7% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,483,569 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $70,307,000 after purchasing an additional 312,519 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its position in WNS by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,112,743 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $52,733,000 after buying an additional 53,433 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of WNS by 40.5% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 743,343 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $39,182,000 after buying an additional 214,417 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of WNS by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 415,556 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $19,693,000 after acquiring an additional 88,698 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Creek Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of WNS by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Summit Creek Advisors LLC now owns 333,501 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $15,805,000 after acquiring an additional 32,897 shares during the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WNS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of WNS from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on shares of WNS from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com upgraded WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Barrington Research boosted their price objective on WNS from $63.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.25.

WNS Price Performance

Shares of WNS stock opened at $62.42 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.81. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $53.31. WNS has a one year low of $39.85 and a one year high of $70.31. The firm has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22.

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

WNS 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.