Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $307.47 Million Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lowered its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,229,395 shares of the company's stock after selling 535,243 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 4.55% of Janus Henderson Group worth $307,469,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake 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 buying an additional 288 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 1,147 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during 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 in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JHG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of 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. UBS Group upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $44.22.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $32.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,276,896 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,098,762. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a PE ratio of 12.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $28.26 and a one year high of $46.68. The stock's 50-day moving average is $35.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 quarter last year, the company earned $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.75%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is 60.94%.

Janus Henderson Group 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.