WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) Shares Bought by Congress Wealth Management LLC DE

Congress Wealth Management LLC DE grew its holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 39.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 105,935 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,911 shares during the period. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE owned about 0.22% of WNS worth $5,091,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of WNS. Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its holdings in WNS by 33.0% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 754 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 490.6% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 756 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 841 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in WNS in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $64,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in WNS by 32.0% in the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,517 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of WNS in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of WNS from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 22nd. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of WNS from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 25th. StockNews.com lowered WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on WNS from $70.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $71.11.

WNS Stock Up 1.6 %

NYSE WNS traded up $0.82 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $53.32. The company had a trading volume of 608,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 486,527. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $49.72 and its 200 day moving average is $55.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.71 and a quick ratio of 1.71. WNS has a fifty-two week low of $39.85 and a fifty-two week high of $75.12. The company has a market capitalization of $2.55 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.84.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.11. WNS had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 22.23%. The firm had revenue of $325.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $322.92 million. Sell-side analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.