Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Purchases Shares of 4,490 WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA purchased a new position in WNS (Holdings) Limited ( NYSE:WNS – Free Report ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 4,490 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000. Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company.

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in WNS by 26.7% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,483,569 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $70,307,000 after purchasing an additional 312,519 shares during the period.



State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of WNS by 40.5% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 743,343 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $39,182,000 after buying an additional 214,417 shares in the last quarter.

Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of WNS by 3,523.4% during the 4th quarter.

Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 152,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,219,000 after acquiring an additional 148,122 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc.

boosted its position in shares of WNS by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc.

now owns 415,556 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $19,693,000 after acquiring an additional 88,698 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in WNS by 15,848.8% in the fourth quarter.

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 85,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,059,000 after acquiring an additional 85,108 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on WNS from $65.00 to $70.

00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on WNS from $60.00 to $55.

00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Barrington Research increased their price objective on WNS from $63.00 to $75.

00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of WNS from $58.

00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, StockNews.

com upgraded shares of WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.

com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.25. WNS Stock Up 3.

1 % Shares of NYSE:WNS opened at $66.66 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.

81, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

The firm has a market cap of $3.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.

10 and a beta of 0.96. WNS has a 12 month low of $39.

85 and a 12 month high of $72.11. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $60.

65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.74. WNS ( NYSE:WNS – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd.

The business services provider reported $0.89 EPS 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%. As a group, research analysts forecast that WNS will post 3.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About WNS ( Free Report ) 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.

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