WNS (NYSE:WNS) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.15 EPS

WNS (NYSE:WNS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.04 by ($0.15), Zacks reports. WNS had a return on equity of 22.76% and a net margin of 9.39%. WNS updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.460-4.550 EPS.

WNS Stock Performance

WNS stock opened at $49.52 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.37 billion, a PE ratio of 19.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. WNS has a 1-year low of $39.85 and a 1-year high of $72.57.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. TD Cowen lowered WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $64.00 to $53.00 in a report on Thursday, October 17th. 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of WNS from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on WNS from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Citigroup set a $55.00 price target on WNS in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.57.

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.