Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Stake Increased by Axa S.A.

AXA S.A. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 64.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 289,938 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 114,106 shares during the quarter. AXA S.A. owned about 0.18% of Janus Henderson Group worth $12,331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. KBC Group NV grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 63.6% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $193,000 after buying an additional 1,768 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 92,218 shares of the company's stock worth $3,977,000 after acquiring an additional 13,942 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth about $413,000. Delphi Management Inc. MA purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,419,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,979,000 after buying an additional 14,996 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $36.35. The company's stock had a trading volume of 961,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,117,348. 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 company has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a fifty day moving average of $34.48 and a 200 day moving average of $40.21. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $28.26 and a 1-year high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $621.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $623.56 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. The company's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.71 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.40%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.49%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JHG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.78.

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.