Cambiar Investors LLC Sells 2,315 Shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS)

Cambiar Investors LLC cut its holdings in WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS) by 7.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 30,788 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,315 shares during the period. Cambiar Investors LLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $1,459,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new position in shares of WNS in the third quarter worth $46,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in WNS by 1,151.2% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,665 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,000 after buying an additional 2,452 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in WNS by 150.0% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,812 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $148,000 after buying an additional 1,687 shares during the last quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in WNS by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $249,000 after acquiring an additional 805 shares during the period. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WNS during the 3rd quarter valued at about $291,000. 97.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WNS. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of WNS from $58.00 to $66.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of WNS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped 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. Citigroup set a $55.00 price objective on WNS in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of WNS in a report on Friday, October 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WNS currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $61.00.

WNS Price Performance

Shares of WNS stock opened at $59.61 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 1.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $50.78 and its 200 day moving average is $52.64. WNS has a one year low of $39.85 and a one year high of $65.03.

WNS (NYSE:WNS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 22.37% and a net margin of 10.03%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that WNS will post 3.8 earnings per share for the current year.

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.