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After finishing at $49.71 in the prior trading day, WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) closed at $49.74, up 0.06%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. WNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $50.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $49.19.
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 1.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
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, Deutsche Bank on April 26, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $44 from $64 previously.
On January 19, 2024, Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $80 to $85.
On September 19, 2023, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $82.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on September 19, 2023, with a $82 target price.
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 2328324608 and an Enterprise Value of 2396458752. As of this moment, WNS’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.811 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.2.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WNS has reached a high of $80.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.49%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 462.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 770500 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 45.68M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.38M. Insiders hold about 11.62% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.65% stake in the company. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 724052 and a Short% of Float of 1.55.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 10.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.91 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.95 and a low estimate of $0.86, while EPS last year was $1.01. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.08, with high estimates of $1.21 and low estimates of $0.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.5 and $4.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.43. EPS for the following year is $4.97, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $5.11 and $4.85.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $320.21M. There is a high estimate of $336.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $310.99M.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WNS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.28BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.44B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.46B and the low estimate is $1.36B.
