XTX Topco Ltd Makes New Investment in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 24,542 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $934,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Foundry Partners LLC bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $566,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,741,000 after buying an additional 344,582 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 97.7% during the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 28,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $946,000 after buying an additional 13,861 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,690,000 after purchasing an additional 154,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $485,000. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $44.01 on Wednesday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $27.23 and a 1-year high of $45.74. The company has a market capitalization of $7.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.40, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.49. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.11. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The company had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $600.88 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on JHG shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. TD Cowen raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.75.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of Janus Henderson Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total value of $320,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 130,171 shares in the company, valued at $4,634,087.60. The trade was a 6.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 20.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.