Reviewing Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) & Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM)

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Janus Henderson Group pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 140.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Janus Henderson Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility and Risk

Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Janus Henderson Group and Brookfield Asset Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus Henderson Group	$2.23 billion	2.84	$392.00 million	$2.65	14.88
Brookfield Asset Management	$390.00 million	59.67	$451.00 million	$1.08	48.56

Brookfield Asset Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Janus Henderson Group. Janus Henderson Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Janus Henderson Group and Brookfield Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus Henderson Group	21.02%	10.76%	7.56%
Brookfield Asset Management	51.29%	92.37%	65.35%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Janus Henderson Group and Brookfield Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus Henderson Group	1	6	2	0	2.11
Brookfield Asset Management	1	5	5	0	2.36

Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus price target of $38.63, suggesting a potential downside of 2.02%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $46.41, suggesting a potential downside of 11.50%. Given Janus Henderson Group’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Janus Henderson Group is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Janus Henderson Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Janus Henderson Group

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. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets, as well as invests in real estate and private equity. Janus Henderson Group plc was founded in 1934 and is based in London, United Kingdom with additional offices in Jersey, United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia.

About Brookfield Asset Management

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is a real estate investment firm specializing in alternative asset management services. Its renewable power and transition business includes the operates in the hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, and sustainable solution sector. The company's infrastructure business engages in the utilities, transport, midstream, and data infrastructure sectors. In addition, its private equity business offers industrial, infrastructure, and business services sectors; and real estate business, which includes housing, logistics, hospitality, science and innovation, office, and retail sectors. Further, it provides credit business; and insurance solution in the reinsurance, annuities, operating platform, and investment solutions sectors. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.