Twinbeech Capital LP Acquires New Shares in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

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

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 66.9% in the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,020 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% in the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,147 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG traded down $0.19 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $37.13. 375,411 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,135,155. The company has a market cap of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50, a PEG 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 plc has a 1 year low of $28.26 and a 1 year high of $46.68. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $34.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.86.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share 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 return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. Janus Henderson Group's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.71 EPS. On average, sell-side 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued 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 is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.31%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 63.49%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on JHG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of 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. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target 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.