Signaturefd LLC Sells 644 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Signaturefd LLC lessened its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 6.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,538 shares of the company’s stock after selling 644 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JHG has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. StockNews.com raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of JHG stock opened at $37.58 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $41.71 and a 200-day moving average of $41.43. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $30.35 and a 12-month high of $46.68. The firm has a market cap of $5.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.68, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 quarter last year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current 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 dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.15%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

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.