Ieq Capital LLC Increases Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Ieq Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 1,561.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 100,790 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 94,723 shares during the quarter. Ieq Capital LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $4,287,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during 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 during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC grew 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 valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $41.85 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.97. The company has a market cap of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $30.35 and a fifty-two week high of $46.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, 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 Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 earned $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict 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 will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on JHG. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped 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 report on Friday, December 20th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.75.

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.