Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Acquired by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 87,536 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,640 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $3,722,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in JHG. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 350.9% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,062,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,463,000 after buying an additional 827,132 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 32.5% during the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,927,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,969,000 after buying an additional 473,143 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,248,000 after buying an additional 467,049 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,490.0% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 272,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,609,000 after buying an additional 255,794 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $8,029,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 0.5 %

NYSE JHG opened at $37.38 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $30.35 and a 52 week high of $46.68. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.47. The firm has a market cap of $5.89 billion, a PE ratio of 14.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm posted $0.82 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JHG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. 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. 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 report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.38.

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.