Vista Investment Partners II LLC Purchases Shares of 46,601 Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Vista Investment Partners II LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 46,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,982,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. KBC Group NV increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 63.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 92,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,977,000 after purchasing an additional 13,942 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $413,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,690,000 after buying an additional 154,778 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,979,000 after buying an additional 14,996 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on JHG shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 2.4 %

NYSE:JHG opened at $37.25 on Monday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $30.35 and a one year high of $46.68. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $42.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. The stock has a market cap of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period last year, the business posted $0.82 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.19%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.94%.

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.