Point72 Hong Kong Ltd Has $1.07 Million Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Point72 Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 93.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 28,062 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,559 shares during the quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,068,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 401.6% in the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 70.6% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total transaction of $320,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 130,171 shares in the company, valued at $4,634,087.60. This represents a 6.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 19.60% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG stock opened at $45.28 on Monday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $25.86 and a 52 week high of $45.74. The company has a market capitalization of $7.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.90, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $624.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $600.88 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business’s revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is 61.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JHG has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com cut Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.75.

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.