HighTower Advisors LLC Has $367,000 Stock Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

HighTower Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 45.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,640 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,196 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $367,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after buying an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Callan Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.5 %

JHG opened at $36.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $41.07 and a 200-day moving average of $41.55. The company has a market capitalization of $5.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.13, a P/E/G 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 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 (NYSE:JHG) last issued 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 period in the previous year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on JHG. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.38.

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.