Sei Investments Co. Grows Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 37.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 107,977 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,437 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.07% of Janus Henderson Group worth $4,593,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 350.9% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,062,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,463,000 after acquiring an additional 827,132 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 32.5% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,927,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,969,000 after purchasing an additional 473,143 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,248,000 after purchasing an additional 467,049 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 1,490.0% in the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 272,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,609,000 after purchasing an additional 255,794 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the third quarter worth about $8,029,000. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JHG has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price 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. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 1.4 %

JHG stock opened at $36.83 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $30.35 and a 52-week high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.82 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 4.24%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 60.94%.

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.