Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Purchased by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,645 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,518 shares during the period. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $538,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 63.6% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $193,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 92,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,977,000 after purchasing an additional 13,942 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $413,000. Delphi Management Inc. MA acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,419,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised 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 buying an additional 14,996 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on JHG. UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. Bank of America raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com cut shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.44.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG opened at $30.18 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $29.63 and a 12-month high of $46.68. The stock has a market cap of $4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a 50-day moving average of $40.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.44.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict 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, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.17%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.