Blue Trust Inc. Has $47,000 Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Blue Trust Inc. decreased its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 51.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,095 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,141 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $47,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 0.2 %

JHG stock opened at $41.98 on Thursday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $30.35 and a 52 week high of $46.68. The company has a market capitalization of $6.67 billion, a PE ratio of 16.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.72%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.38.

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.