Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Sold by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 10.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,284,080 shares of the company’s stock after selling 145,972 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 0.79% of Janus Henderson Group worth $38,715,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,540,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $349,616,000 after buying an additional 84,307 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 690,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,834,000 after buying an additional 172,211 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 207.2% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 86,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,225,000 after buying an additional 58,122 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 121.8% during the 4th quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 51,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,555,000 after buying an additional 28,321 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 197.5% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 100,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,031,000 after buying an additional 66,750 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.4 %

JHG opened at $33.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.92 and a quick ratio of 2.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.50. The business has a 50-day moving average of $32.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.27. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $22.17 and a 12 month high of $34.96.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $551.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $547.20 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 19.89%. The firm’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 10th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.87%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on JHG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. TD Cowen raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $34.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $30.37.

Janus Henderson Group Profile

Janus Henderson Group plc is an asset management holding entity. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides services to institutional, retail clients, and high net worth clients. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients.