Insider Selling: Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Director Sells 3,318 Shares of Stock

Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) Director Kevin B. Dolan sold 3,318 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.99, for a total transaction of $102,824.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 16,853 shares in the company, valued at approximately $522,274.47. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

NYSE:JHG remained flat at $33.03 on Tuesday. 1,134,858 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,100,966. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.92 and a quick ratio of 2.64. The firm has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.53. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $22.17 and a 52-week high of $33.47. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $31.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.36.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.08. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 19.89%. The business had revenue of $551.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $547.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 EPS. Janus Henderson Group's revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 10th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.72%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.87%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Janus Henderson Group

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,540,493 shares of the company's stock worth $349,616,000 after purchasing an additional 84,307 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 33.2% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 690,723 shares of the company's stock worth $17,834,000 after acquiring an additional 172,211 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 207.2% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 86,179 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,225,000 after acquiring an additional 58,122 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 121.8% in the fourth quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 51,577 shares of the company's stock worth $1,555,000 after acquiring an additional 28,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,773,943 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,803,000 after purchasing an additional 34,791 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $35.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com lowered Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $28.93.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.