Vista Investment Partners LLC Purchases New Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Vista Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 71,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,025,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its stake 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 buying an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 70.6% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after acquiring an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

JHG has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.75.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE:JHG opened at $43.47 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $28.52 and a 12-month high of $45.74. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.50.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $624.80 million for 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 company’s revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is presently 61.66%.

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.