Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Sold by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,300 shares of the company’s stock after selling 514 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $506,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Millennium Management LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,809,249 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 64.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,206,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,677,000 after purchasing an additional 473,308 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 467,049 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 344,582 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,000,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,738,000 after purchasing an additional 327,819 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.38, for a total transaction of $318,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 139,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,923,869.98. This represents a 6.07 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 20.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on JHG. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. TD Cowen upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.75.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

JHG stock opened at $45.27 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $25.39 and a 1 year high of $45.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $41.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.20. The firm has a market cap of $7.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.89, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.49.

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

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.66%.

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.