Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Sold by Jane Street Group LLC

Jane Street Group LLC reduced its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 93.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 29,690 shares of the company’s stock after selling 397,033 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,130,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Graypoint LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Graypoint LLC now owns 10,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 9.1% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

JHG stock opened at $43.13 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a market capitalization of $6.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.05, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.48. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.76. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $28.19 and a twelve month high of $45.74.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $600.88 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JHG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.38.

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.