World Investment Advisors LLC Takes $253,000 Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 6,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 257.8% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $772,000 after acquiring an additional 16,500 shares during the last quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 2.4% during the second quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY now owns 11,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 2.9% in the second quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 98,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,314,000 after purchasing an additional 2,743 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 17.7% in the 2nd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 29,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 4,442 shares during the period. Finally, WBI Investments LLC raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 259.8% during the 2nd quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 91,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,100,000 after buying an additional 66,393 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on JHG. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target 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. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. TD Cowen raised their price objective 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.63.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

NYSE JHG opened at $41.59 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.44, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.48. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $28.19 and a 12 month high of $45.74. The company’s 50 day moving average is $42.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.22. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

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

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.