Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Bought by Amundi

Amundi raised its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 17.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,671 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 552 shares during the quarter. Amundi’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $156,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,409,000. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $276,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $726,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $997,000. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on JHG shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

JHG stock opened at $37.38 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.60, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $30.35 and a fifty-two week high of $46.68. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $41.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.43. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.82 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.94%.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.