Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Purchases 76,664 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 55.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 213,825 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,664 shares during the quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $10,133,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WNS. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in WNS by 65.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,397 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 1,732 shares during the period. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of WNS by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $249,000 after acquiring an additional 805 shares in the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in WNS during the 3rd quarter valued at about $291,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in WNS by 29.5% during the fourth quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 6,940 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,580 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in WNS in the third quarter worth about $392,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

WNS Price Performance

NYSE WNS opened at $63.32 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a current ratio of 1.81. The company has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $58.67 and a 200 day moving average of $52.93. WNS has a one year low of $39.85 and a one year high of $65.03.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 10.03% and a return on equity of 22.25%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current 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.