Central Pacific Bank Trust Division Acquires 1,580 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 29.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,940 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,580 shares during the quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division’s holdings in WNS were worth $329,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in shares of WNS in the 3rd quarter valued at $61,726,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in WNS by 40.5% in the third 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. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in WNS by 11.9% during the second quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,777,557 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $93,322,000 after buying an additional 188,616 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of WNS by 478.1% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 154,725 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $8,123,000 after buying an additional 127,960 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of WNS by 2.1% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,898,543 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $258,202,000 after buying an additional 99,195 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.36% of the company’s stock.

WNS Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE WNS opened at $46.99 on Friday. WNS has a 1 year low of $39.85 and a 1 year high of $72.57. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.75 and its 200-day moving average is $52.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a PE ratio of 18.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.16.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 17th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $310.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $313.66 million. WNS had a net margin of 9.39% and a return on equity of 22.76%. Equities analysts expect that WNS will post 3.52 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WNS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup set a $55.00 price target on WNS in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of WNS in a report on Friday, October 18th. TD Cowen downgraded shares of WNS from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $64.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of WNS from $55.00 to $51.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on shares of WNS from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, WNS currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $60.33.

WNS 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.