Taika Capital LP Makes New Investment in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Taika Capital LP purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 17,410 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 3,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,000 after acquiring an additional 552 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth about $3,409,000. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth about $276,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth about $726,000. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

NYSE:JHG opened at $37.25 on Monday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $30.35 and a 1-year high of $46.68. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a PE ratio of 14.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm earned $0.82 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.19%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 60.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JHG has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. StockNews.com upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of 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. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.