Janus Henderson Group (JHG) Competitors

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) and Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is SEIC or JHG a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Janus Henderson Group pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SEI Investments has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Janus Henderson Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SEIC or JHG?

70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SEIC or JHG more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 27.77% compared to Janus Henderson Group's net margin of 15.56%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 26.40% beat Janus Henderson Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%
Janus Henderson Group	15.56%	12.13%	8.15%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SEIC or JHG?

SEI Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Janus Henderson Group. Janus Henderson Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.45	$581.19M	$4.60	20.24
Janus Henderson Group	$2.54B	2.50	$408.90M	$2.52	15.99

Does the media prefer SEIC or JHG?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 13 more articles in the media than Janus Henderson Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for SEI Investments and 11 mentions for Janus Henderson Group. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Janus Henderson Group's score of 0.42 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEI Investments	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Janus Henderson Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SEIC or JHG?

SEI Investments presently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.05%. Janus Henderson Group has a consensus price target of $43.11, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Janus Henderson Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Janus Henderson Group is more favorable than SEI Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Janus Henderson Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, SEIC or JHG?

SEI Investments has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SEI Investments beats Janus Henderson Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.