Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC Has $842,000 Stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 74.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,787 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,456 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $842,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC boosted its stake 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 during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 478,249 shares of the company's stock worth $19,106,000 after acquiring an additional 50,221 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company's stock worth $79,248,000 after acquiring an additional 467,049 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 578,890 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,038,000 after purchasing an additional 44,378 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 19.8% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,380 shares of the company's stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 558 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on JHG. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG traded up $0.50 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $38.74. The company had a trading volume of 403,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,118,843. The business's 50 day moving average price is $34.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.19. The stock has a market cap of $6.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.13, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $28.26 and a 52 week high of $46.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The business had revenue of $621.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $623.56 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.71 EPS. Janus Henderson Group's quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current 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 $0.40 dividend. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.