Vanguard Group Inc. Acquires 40,427 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 0.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,580,920 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,427 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.08% of Janus Henderson Group worth $409,465,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 45,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,376,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 39.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares in the last quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 72.6% in the 4th quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 165,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,004,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 59,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,790,000 after purchasing an additional 580 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on JHG shares. TD Cowen raised Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $34.00 to $37.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 3rd. UBS Group raised their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $30.37.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG opened at $33.67 on Thursday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $22.17 and a twelve month high of $34.96. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $32.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.43. The company has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a PE ratio of 12.71, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 3.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $551.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $547.20 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 19.89% and a return on equity of 10.02%. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.55 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 2.98 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 13th were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 10th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.63%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 58.87%.

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.