Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Has $853,000 Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lessened its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 71.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 23,600 shares of the company's stock after selling 59,375 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $853,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.9% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,172 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 66.9% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,020 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,147 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 82.3% in the first quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the company's stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 1,038 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:JHG traded up $0.49 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $41.04. 983,412 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,155,530. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a current ratio of 4.38. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $37.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.38. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $28.26 and a 12 month high of $46.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.47 billion, a PE ratio of 16.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.43.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $621.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $623.56 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 15.56% and a return on equity of 12.13%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This is a positive change 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 3.90%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is currently 63.49%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on JHG. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $43.33.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.