Nomura Holdings Inc. Acquires Shares of 16,877 Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 16,877 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $718,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,356 shares of the company's stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,741 shares of the company's stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 0.8%

JHG traded down $0.30 during trading on Friday, hitting $36.24. The stock had a trading volume of 1,370,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,137,038. The company has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.16, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. 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 50 day simple moving average of $34.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.97.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The business had revenue of $621.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $623.56 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced 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 report on Thursday, April 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced 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 report on Tuesday, April 8th. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average 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.