Prudential PLC decreased its position in shares of WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE:WNS – Get Rating) by 95.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,354 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 123,458 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC’s holdings in WNS were worth $508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Henry James International Management Inc. boosted its position in WNS by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Henry James International Management Inc. now owns 8,320 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in WNS by 2.9% during the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,523 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $534,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec boosted its position in WNS by 4.1% during the third quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 5,100 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its stake in WNS by 307.1% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 342 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in WNS by 14.5% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,333 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $174,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.03% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have commented on WNS shares. TD Securities increased their price target on WNS from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 27th. Wedbush increased their price target on WNS from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 8th. StockNews.com started coverage on WNS in a research note on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. VNET Group reiterated a “maintains” rating on shares of WNS in a research note on Friday, April 28th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on WNS from $88.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WNS presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $102.78.
WNS Trading Down 2.9 %
WNS Profile
WNS (Holdings) Ltd. engages in the provision of business process management solutions. Its services include industry-specific offerings, customer interaction, finance and accounting, human resources, procurement, and research and analytics. It operates through the WNS Global BPM and WNS Auto Claims BPM segments.
Further Reading
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