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WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) closed the day trading at $55.82 down -5.47% from the previous closing price of $59.05. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WNS, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.76. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
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 Jan 28 ’25 when ARIJIT SEN bought 3,500 shares for $63.25 per share.
KESHAV R MURUGESH bought 1,952 shares of WNS for $114,973 on Aug 14 ’24. On Aug 13 ’24, another insider, KESHAV R MURUGESH, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 100,000 shares for $57.25 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, WNS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.91.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WNS has reached a high of $72.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $42.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.88%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 43.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.14M. Insiders hold about 11.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.82% stake in the company.
