5,880 Shares in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Acquired by R Squared Ltd

R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $250,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,690,000 after purchasing an additional 154,778 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 156.1% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 24,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $933,000 after buying an additional 14,935 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,979,000 after acquiring an additional 14,996 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth about $413,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the third quarter valued at about $1,207,000. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.75.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

NYSE:JHG opened at $43.61 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $43.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.02. The firm has a market cap of $6.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.24, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $28.52 and a one year high of $45.74.

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

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.