Axa S.A. Buys 114,106 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Axa S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 64.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 289,938 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 114,106 shares during the quarter. Axa S.A. owned approximately 0.18% of Janus Henderson Group worth $12,331,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,148,813 shares of the company's stock valued at $601,749,000 after acquiring an additional 203,330 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,593,441 shares of the company's stock worth $195,359,000 after purchasing an additional 147,362 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,320,796 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,703,000 after purchasing an additional 180,726 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company's stock worth $79,248,000 after buying an additional 467,049 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth $83,525,000. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com lowered Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut 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. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $44.44.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 1.1 %

Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $35.23 on Tuesday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $28.26 and a 1-year high of $46.68. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $34.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.33. 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 has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.76, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $623.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.54%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.

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