Twinbeech Capital LP Makes New Investment in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Twinbeech Capital LP bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 12,566 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $534,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of JHG. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 84.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 96,217 shares of the company's stock worth $3,663,000 after purchasing an additional 43,933 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $413,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 87,682 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,729,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 238.7% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 82,975 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,529,000 after buying an additional 58,475 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on JHG. UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on 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. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE JHG opened at $36.58 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.04. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $28.26 and a one year high of $46.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $621.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $623.56 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. The firm's revenue was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.37%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.

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