Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Bought by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,516 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,754 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 28,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $957,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 97.7% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 28,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $946,000 after buying an additional 13,861 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 201.2% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 102,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,459,000 after buying an additional 68,544 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 39.1% during the 2nd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 2,895 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $33.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Monday, September 9th. StockNews.com cut Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $37.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $33.33.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.2 %

JHG opened at $38.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 4.05 and a quick ratio of 2.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a 50-day moving average of $36.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.01. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $22.17 and a 12 month high of $39.11.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $588.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $568.79 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 10.76% and a net margin of 21.02%. The firm’s revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.62 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 12th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 12th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.08%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.87%.

Insider Transactions at Janus Henderson Group

In other news, major shareholder Henderson Group Plc Janus bought 28,326 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $3.43 per share, for a total transaction of $97,158.18. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 1,676,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,751,777.29. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total value of $320,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 130,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,634,087.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Henderson Group Plc Janus acquired 28,326 shares of Janus Henderson Group stock in a transaction on Friday, July 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $3.43 per share, for a total transaction of $97,158.18. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 1,676,903 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,751,777.29. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have bought 492,997 shares of company stock worth $1,667,418 and have sold 25,651 shares worth $918,158. Company insiders own 19.60% of the company’s stock.

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.