Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $15.66 Million Stock Holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 0.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 246,905 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 762 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.53% of WNS worth $15,658,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of WNS by 33.0% during the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 754 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in WNS by 490.6% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 756 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 628 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WNS in the 4th quarter valued at about $64,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of WNS by 41.0% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,293 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of WNS during the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on WNS shares. Needham & Company LLC dropped their target price on WNS from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on WNS from $70.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Citigroup dropped their target price on WNS from $80.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 22nd. StockNews.com lowered WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $72.00 price objective on shares of WNS in a report on Monday, April 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.44.

WNS Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of WNS stock opened at $45.16 on Friday. WNS has a 1 year low of $39.85 and a 1 year high of $88.93. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.86. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. WNS had a net margin of 10.59% and a return on equity of 22.23%. The company had revenue of $325.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $322.92 million. On average, research analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.62 earnings per share 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 two segments, WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM. It offers industry-specific services to clients primarily in insurance; diversified businesses, including manufacturing, retail, consumer packaged goods, media and entertainment, and telecommunication; travel and leisure; healthcare; utilities; shipping and logistics; Hi-tech and professional services; and banking and financial services.