Foster & Motley Inc. Increases Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Foster & Motley Inc. boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 18.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 9,539 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,510 shares during the quarter. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Sei Investments Co. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 43,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,464,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 25.8% in the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 20,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $687,000 after purchasing an additional 4,174 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 14.6% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 28,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $962,000 after buying an additional 3,628 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 105.2% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 42,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,607,000 after buying an additional 21,642 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 87.9% during the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 27,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,051,000 after buying an additional 12,910 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley raised 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. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Evercore ISI increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $44.75.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 2.9 %

JHG opened at $44.91 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $40.13. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $28.52 and a 1-year high of $45.74. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.82 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.47%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 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.