Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Sold by Burford Brothers Inc.

Burford Brothers Inc. lowered its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 14.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,241 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,626 shares during the period. Burford Brothers Inc.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $648,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $413,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,690,000 after acquiring an additional 154,778 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 156.1% during the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 24,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $933,000 after purchasing an additional 14,935 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,979,000 after purchasing an additional 14,996 shares during the period. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the third quarter worth about $1,207,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on JHG shares. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.75.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 2.9 %

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $44.91 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a PE ratio of 17.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $28.52 and a fifty-two week high of $45.74. The business’s fifty day moving average is $43.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.22.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 period in the previous year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

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.