Principal Financial Group Inc. reduced its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 4.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,822,251 shares of the company's stock after selling 90,097 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 1.16% of Janus Henderson Group worth $65,874,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter worth about $997,000. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,490.0% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 272,961 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,609,000 after purchasing an additional 255,794 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 11,003 shares of the company's stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 1,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $726,000. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Cowen reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Evercore ISI raised 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. Wall Street Zen lowered Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $43.11.
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Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance
Shares of JHG traded up $0.70 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $40.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 511,345 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,310,551. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $28.26 and a 1-year high of $46.68. The stock has a market cap of $6.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.24, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.45. The company has a current ratio of 4.38, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.
Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.13% and a net margin of 15.56%. The firm had revenue of $621.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $623.56 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate 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. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th were given 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 was Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.91%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 63.49%.
Janus Henderson Group Profile
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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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