Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Sold by Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC cut its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 12.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 113,625 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,894 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $4,832,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JHG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. StockNews.com lowered Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.44.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $30.18 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $29.63 and a one year high of $46.68. The company has a market cap of $4.75 billion, a PE ratio of 11.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.82 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.17%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.