Nomura Holdings Inc. Makes New $718,000 Investment in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 16,877 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $718,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of JHG. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. 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. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted 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 valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 1,147 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% in the fourth 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 during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on JHG shares. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. 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. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen cut Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

NYSE JHG traded down $0.30 on Monday, reaching $36.24. The stock had a trading volume of 1,370,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,137,038. The stock has a market cap of $5.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $28.26 and a 12-month high of $46.68. The business's 50-day moving average price is $34.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.94. 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $621.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $623.56 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.71 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. 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%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.