Xponance Inc. Raises Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Xponance Inc. grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 9.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,183 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,434 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $688,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Quarry LP grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $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% during 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 during the period. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 1.1 %

JHG opened at $37.78 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.76, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $41.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.51. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $30.35 and a twelve month high of $46.68. 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 (NYSE:JHG) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.13%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. UBS Group upgraded 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 report on Monday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised 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 analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.38.

About Janus Henderson Group

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.