Janus International Group, Inc. (NYSE:JBI) Position Increased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Janus International Group, Inc. (NYSE:JBI - Free Report) by 21.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,442,612 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 609,765 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 2.44% of Janus International Group worth $25,303,000 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 JBI. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Janus International Group during the fourth quarter worth $4,743,000. Senvest Management LLC raised its position in shares of Janus International Group by 47.0% during the 4th quarter. Senvest Management LLC now owns 5,671,431 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,685,000 after buying an additional 1,812,602 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Janus International Group by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 260,300 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,913,000 after buying an additional 24,403 shares during the period. CenterBook Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Janus International Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $770,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Janus International Group during the fourth quarter worth about $6,797,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.78% of the company's stock.

Janus International Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JBI traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $8.21. 1,991,217 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,969,041. The stock has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Janus International Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.99 and a 1 year high of $15.24. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.59.

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.05. Janus International Group had a return on equity of 21.10% and a net margin of 10.62%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.21 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Janus International Group, Inc. will post 0.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of Janus International Group from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Janus International Group presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $10.00.

Janus International Group Company Profile

Janus International Group, Inc manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions.