Moody Aldrich Partners LLC Acquires New Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Moody Aldrich Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 58,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,240,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,580,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,465,000 after purchasing an additional 40,427 shares during the last quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 14.4% during the 1st quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 12,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 1,598 shares during the last quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 28.8% during the first quarter. Janiczek Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,362 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,872 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 32,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 5,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.38, for a total transaction of $318,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 139,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,923,869.98. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.38, for a total value of $318,420.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 139,171 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,923,869.98. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Michelle Rosenberg sold 7,651 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.51, for a total transaction of $279,338.01. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 89,048 shares in the company, valued at $3,251,142.48. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,651 shares of company stock valued at $918,158 over the last 90 days. 19.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on JHG. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. UBS Group upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.63.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

NYSE:JHG traded up $0.31 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $39.64. The stock had a trading volume of 88,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,017,547. The company has a current ratio of 4.05, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.47, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $22.17 and a 52 week high of $41.47.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $588.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $568.79 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 10.76% and a net margin of 21.02%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 28th. Investors of record on Monday, August 12th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.94%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 12th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.42%.

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.