BNP Paribas Financial Markets Has $1.09 Million Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lessened its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 49.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 25,707 shares of the company's stock after selling 25,260 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets' holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,093,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of 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 purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,356 shares of the company's stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,741 shares of the company's stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE JHG traded down $0.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $36.24. The company had a trading volume of 1,370,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,137,038. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $28.26 and a twelve month high of $46.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. The stock's 50 day moving average is $34.50 and its 200-day moving average is $39.88.

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

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.42%. This is an increase from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 63.49%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on JHG shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of 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 note on Monday, February 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $42.78.

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.