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

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its position in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 55.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 213,825 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 76,664 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned 0.45% of WNS worth $10,133,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in WNS. Pathstone Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of WNS by 20.9% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 37,234 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 6,433 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of WNS during the 3rd quarter worth $471,000. Citigroup Inc. grew its position in WNS by 90.0% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 67,333 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,549,000 after acquiring an additional 31,886 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in WNS by 2.1% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,898,543 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $258,202,000 after acquiring an additional 99,195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in WNS by 18.1% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 108,255 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,706,000 after purchasing an additional 16,557 shares during the last quarter. 97.36% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

WNS Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WNS opened at $63.32 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.93. The company has a market cap of $2.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.22. WNS has a 12 month low of $39.85 and a 12 month 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 return on equity of 22.25% and a net margin of 10.03%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.