Point72 Hong Kong Ltd Sells 12,860 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Point72 Hong Kong Ltd reduced its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 45.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,202 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,860 shares during the quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $647,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 284 shares during 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,147 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE JHG traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $36.62. 340,630 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,127,906. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.31, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.07. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $28.26 and a twelve month high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $621.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.71 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This is an increase from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.37%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.49%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target 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. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Bank of America upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.