Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Position Lifted by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 53.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 223,684 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 78,004 shares during the quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $9,513,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of JHG. Creative Planning grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 10.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 31,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 3,044 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after buying an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 339.4% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 3,014 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 78,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,999,000 after acquiring an additional 6,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $238,000. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on JHG shares. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

NYSE JHG opened at $41.98 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $43.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.24. The stock has a market cap of $6.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $30.35 and a 52 week high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.94%.

Janus Henderson Group 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.