Greenleaf Trust Invests $219,000 in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Greenleaf Trust acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,266 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $219,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $39,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $214,000. Country Club Bank GFN bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth about $218,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $218,000. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 30,656 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.93, for a total transaction of $948,190.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 126,439 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,910,758.27. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Janus Henderson Group news, insider Georgina Fogo sold 22,076 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.93, for a total value of $682,810.68. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 101,623 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,143,199.39. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 30,656 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.93, for a total transaction of $948,190.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 126,439 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,910,758.27. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 70,133 shares of company stock valued at $2,172,459 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 19.60% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG stock opened at $31.62 on Thursday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $22.17 and a 1 year high of $33.25. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $31.70 and its 200-day moving average is $28.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.34, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 3.89, a quick ratio of 2.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 1st. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $568.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $520.26 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 18.39% and a return on equity of 9.46%. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.61 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 2.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 28th. Investors of record on Monday, February 12th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 9th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 65.82%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on JHG. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 2nd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 17th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $30.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.83.

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.