Jane Street Group LLC Sells 15,888 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Jane Street Group LLC decreased its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 53.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,802 shares of the company's stock after selling 15,888 shares during the quarter. Jane Street Group LLC's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,147 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 89.7% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,312 shares of the company's stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 1,093 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 2.0%

JHG traded down $0.73 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $36.31. 1,807,219 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,147,469. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.18, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. 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 simple moving average is $34.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.79. 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $621.40 million during 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.71 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast 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 was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th were issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.41%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is currently 63.49%.

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.