Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Purchased by GAMMA Investing LLC

GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 4,188.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 144,962 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 141,582 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC owned about 0.09% of Janus Henderson Group worth $5,240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 66.9% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 288 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 825.2% during the fourth quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,147 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 89.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 2,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,093 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 0.3%

JHG opened at $36.90 on Wednesday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $28.26 and a 12 month high of $46.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.41, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.42. 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 business has a fifty day moving average price of $34.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.30.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $621.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $623.56 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.71 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 12th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 12th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 63.49%.

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.