Nilsine Partners LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Nilsine Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 31.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,358 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 7,942 shares during the quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,206,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 66.9% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,020 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.9% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,172 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:JHG opened at $36.71 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.38, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.83. The firm has a market cap of $5.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.42. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $28.26 and a 12-month high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analysts' expectations of $623.56 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.36%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is 63.49%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JHG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. 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 report on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Six 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 has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target 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.

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