Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 9,932 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 153.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,413 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 9,932 shares during the quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $593,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of JHG. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $83,525,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $74,989,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 23.9% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 7,247,633 shares of the company's stock valued at $308,242,000 after purchasing an additional 1,399,781 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 4,233.1% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 834,380 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,163,000 after purchasing an additional 815,124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 113.7% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,010,600 shares of the company's stock worth $42,981,000 after acquiring an additional 537,700 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 0.2%

NYSE:JHG traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $41.58. 1,265,192 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,161,041. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.36. The company has a current ratio of 4.38, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $28.26 and a fifty-two week high of $46.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.50, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.43.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 15.56% and a return on equity of 12.13%. The company had revenue of $621.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $623.56 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.71 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is an increase from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.85%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 63.49%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and cut their price target for the company from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $43.33.

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.