Capital Research Global Investors decreased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 33.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,820,004 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,385,879 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors owned about 3.03% of Janus Henderson Group worth $204,995,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,003 shares of the company's stock valued at $468,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,356 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,741 shares of the company's stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during 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 period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.
Janus Henderson Group Price Performance
JHG traded down $0.08 on Friday, hitting $32.87. 1,276,896 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,098,762. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $28.26 and a one 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 market cap of $5.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $35.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.56.
Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its 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 net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.
Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.75%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.94%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently issued reports on JHG shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $33.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $44.22.
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About Janus Henderson Group
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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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