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After finishing at $49.65 in the prior trading day, WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) closed at $49.78, up 0.26%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. WNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.62.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WNS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.62 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.61 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, TD Cowen on October 17, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $53 from $64 previously.
On July 19, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $60.
Deutsche Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on April 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $64 to $44.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’24 when KESHAV R MURUGESH bought 1,952 shares for $58.90 per share.
KESHAV R MURUGESH bought 100,000 shares of WNS for $5,725,075 on Aug 13 ’24. On Aug 13 ’24, another insider, ARIJIT SEN, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,000 shares for $57.18 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WNS now has a Market Capitalization of 2159242240 and an Enterprise Value of 2384638720. As of this moment, WNS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.822 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.265.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WNS has reached a high of $72.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.41%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 518.84K shares per day over the past 3-months and 540910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 43.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 37.69M. Insiders hold about 13.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.86% stake in the company. Shares short for WNS as of 1731628800 were 2340560 with a Short Ratio of 4.51, compared to 1728950400 on 2615798. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2340560 and a Short% of Float of 5.5.
