Greenleaf Trust Grows Stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Greenleaf Trust increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 40.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 10,145 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,921 shares during the quarter. Greenleaf Trust’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $386,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Millennium Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 43.5% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,968,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,205,000 after buying an additional 1,809,249 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 64.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,206,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,677,000 after acquiring an additional 473,308 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,741,000 after acquiring an additional 344,582 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,000,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,738,000 after purchasing an additional 327,819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smith Group Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the first quarter valued at about $7,190,000. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on JHG shares. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.63.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE JHG opened at $39.42 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.88, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $22.27 and a 12 month high of $41.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 4.05 and a quick ratio of 2.67. The company has a 50-day moving average of $37.95 and a 200-day moving average of $35.21.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.11. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 21.02% and a return on equity of 10.76%. The company had revenue of $588.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $568.79 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.62 earnings per share. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 12th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.87%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Michelle Rosenberg sold 7,651 shares of Janus Henderson Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.51, for a total value of $279,338.01. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 89,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,251,142.48. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, CAO Michelle Rosenberg sold 7,651 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.51, for a total value of $279,338.01. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 89,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,251,142.48. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of Janus Henderson Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.38, for a total transaction of $318,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 139,171 shares in the company, valued at $4,923,869.98. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 25,651 shares of company stock worth $918,158 over the last three months. 19.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.