Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Trims Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC trimmed its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 12.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 113,625 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,894 shares during the quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned 0.07% of Janus Henderson Group worth $4,832,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 613 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 7.9 %

Shares of JHG stock opened at $30.18 on Monday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $29.63 and a fifty-two week high of $46.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $40.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.46. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results 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 quarter last year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS. Research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.17%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on JHG. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.44.

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.