Cwm LLC Has $48,000 Stake in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Cwm LLC increased its position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 490.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 756 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 628 shares during the period. Cwm LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $48,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lindbrook Capital LLC grew its position in WNS by 33.0% in 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 in the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in WNS by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 3,405 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $215,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in WNS by 41.0% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,293 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its holdings in WNS by 9.1% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 4,800 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $329,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT lifted its position in shares of WNS by 8.8% in the third quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT now owns 5,378 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $368,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Down 1.4 %

WNS stock opened at $49.03 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The company has a market cap of $2.34 billion and a PE ratio of 17.33. WNS has a twelve month low of $39.85 and a twelve month high of $80.27.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The business services provider reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $325.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $322.92 million. WNS had a return on equity of 22.23% and a net margin of 10.59%. On average, research analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on WNS. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on WNS from $80.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $64.00 to $44.00 in a report on Friday, April 26th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $72.00 target price on shares of WNS in a report on Monday, April 15th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of WNS from $70.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 26th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, WNS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $72.44.

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.