Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $211,000 Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 28.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,963 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,940 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $211,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 158.3% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 2,748 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 57.5% during the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 18,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $708,000 after buying an additional 6,790 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 10.7% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 31,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,202,000 after buying an additional 3,044 shares in the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $214,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on JHG shares. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. TD Cowen raised their price objective 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. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.75.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

NYSE:JHG opened at $42.99 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.69. 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 plc has a fifty-two week low of $29.64 and a fifty-two week high of $46.68. The company has a market capitalization of $6.83 billion, a PE ratio of 16.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.50.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share 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 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio 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.