Caprock Group LLC Purchases New Position in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 13,577 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $602,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in JHG. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 115,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,163,000 after buying an additional 31,889 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 13.8% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 4,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,538.8% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,000 after acquiring an additional 8,294 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 16.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,299,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,992,000 after acquiring an additional 186,218 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,924.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 279,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,099,000 after acquiring an additional 265,550 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG stock opened at $49.03 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.02, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.08. The company has a market cap of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.54. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $28.26 and a 12-month high of $49.42.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.82. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 14.70% and a net margin of 25.83%.The firm had revenue of $996.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $763.09 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.07 earnings per share. Janus Henderson Group’s quarterly revenue was up 61.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on JHG shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. TD Cowen cut Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $49.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $49.00 price objective (down from $54.00) on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $47.67.

Janus Henderson Group Company Profile

Janus Henderson Group plc is a global asset manager offering a broad range of investment solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative strategies. The firm provides portfolio management services to institutional clients, financial intermediaries and individual investors. Its product lineup includes actively managed mutual funds, separate accounts and exchange-traded funds, designed to meet a variety of risk-return objectives and investment horizons.

The company was formed in May 2017 through the merger of Janus Capital Group and Henderson Group, combining decades of investment expertise in both the U.S.