33,366 Shares in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Bought by Delphi Management Inc. MA

Delphi Management Inc. MA bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 33,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,419,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 63.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 92,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,977,000 after acquiring an additional 13,942 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at $413,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,690,000 after acquiring an additional 154,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,979,000 after acquiring an additional 14,996 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

JHG stock opened at $37.71 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $42.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.49. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $30.35 and a 12 month high of $46.68. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49.

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

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.14%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on JHG. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. StockNews.com raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.38.

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.