Northern Trust Corp Buys 180,726 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 8.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,320,796 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 180,726 shares during the quarter. Northern Trust Corp owned 1.46% of Janus Henderson Group worth $98,703,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings 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 worth $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,147 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company's stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE JHG traded down $0.29 on Friday, hitting $36.17. 292,038 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,111,852. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market cap of $5.70 billion, a PE ratio of 14.13, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $34.54 and a 200-day moving average of $40.23. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $28.26 and a 12 month high of $46.68.

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

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 12th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.42%. This is a positive change from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 63.49%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. 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 on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Profile

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.