Graham Capital Management L.P. Has $4.18 Million Stock Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 109.6% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 115,749 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,516 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $4,184,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter worth $74,989,000. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 7,247,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,242,000 after buying an additional 1,399,781 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 4,233.1% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 834,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,163,000 after buying an additional 815,124 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $21,890,000. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 113.7% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,010,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,981,000 after buying an additional 537,700 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Janus Henderson Group

In other news, insider Georgina Fogo sold 69,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.07, for a total transaction of $2,971,830.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 58,057 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,500,514.99. This represents a 54.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 20.40% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JHG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $43.33.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG opened at $44.32 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.91 billion, a PE ratio of 16.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.51. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $28.26 and a 52-week high of $46.68. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $41.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 3.91 and a current ratio of 4.49.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $633.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $614.46 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.06% and a return on equity of 12.01%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.15%.

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.