206,538 Shares in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Acquired by CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp

CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 206,538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,793,000. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp owned approximately 0.13% of Janus Henderson Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 72.6% in the 4th quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 39.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 2nd. TD Cowen raised Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $34.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 15th. UBS Group upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. StockNews.com lowered Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $30.37.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG opened at $33.94 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $22.17 and a 12 month high of $34.96. The company has a market cap of $5.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.81, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $32.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.92 and a quick ratio of 2.64.

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

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

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

About Janus Henderson Group

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.