Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Bought by AQR Capital Management LLC

AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 39.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,771,147 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 503,973 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC owned 1.11% of Janus Henderson Group worth $75,327,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on JHG shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG remained flat at $35.21 on Tuesday. 278,603 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,104,608. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $28.26 and a 12 month high of $46.68. The stock has a market cap of $5.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.33.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. The business had revenue of $621.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $623.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.54%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.49%.

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.