Bailard Inc. Increases Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Bailard Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 2.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 19,357 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 464 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $823,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Huntington National Bank raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in 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 raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on JHG. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on 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. upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 2.3 %

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $41.23 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.42. The stock has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $30.35 and a 1-year high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.82 EPS. Analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.78%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

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.