Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG Shares Acquired by Foster & Motley Inc.

Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 139.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,488 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,030 shares during the quarter. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,068,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in JHG. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 82.3% during the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 34,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after acquiring an additional 636 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 14,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 31.2% in the 1st quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 33,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,206,000 after acquiring an additional 7,942 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on JHG shares. Zacks Research upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 11th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $52.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley restated a “positive” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $47.00.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG opened at $41.73 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $44.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 3.91 and a current ratio of 4.49. The firm has a market cap of $6.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.69, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.54. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $28.26 and a 1 year high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $633.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $614.46 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 16.06%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.85 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 11th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 11th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 60.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Janus Henderson Group

In other news, insider Georgina Fogo sold 69,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.07, for a total transaction of $2,971,830.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 58,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,500,514.99. This trade represents a 54.31% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 27,491 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.26, for a total value of $1,244,242.66. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 113,097 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,118,770.22. This represents a 19.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 19.60% of the company’s stock.

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.