Atria Investments Inc Acquires 795 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 8.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,791 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 795 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $373,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,652,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,036,000 after buying an additional 71,753 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,741,000 after buying an additional 344,582 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 43.5% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,968,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,205,000 after buying an additional 1,809,249 shares in the last quarter. Ariel Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 2,256,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,064,000 after buying an additional 16,653 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,248,000 after buying an additional 467,049 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have issued reports on JHG. StockNews.com downgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. UBS Group increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.75.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

JHG opened at $44.87 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $25.39 and a 12 month high of $45.67. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.78. The stock has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.49.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 11.49%. The business had revenue of $624.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $600.88 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total transaction of $320,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 130,171 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,634,087.60. This represents a 6.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 19.60% of the company’s stock.

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.