Delphi Management Inc. MA Takes Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Delphi Management Inc. MA bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 33,366 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,419,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 87,536 shares of the company's stock worth $3,722,000 after buying an additional 8,640 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth $280,000. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 16.2% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 15,448 shares of the company's stock valued at $657,000 after purchasing an additional 2,148 shares during the period. Picton Mahoney Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.8% in the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 12,973 shares of the company's stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,356 shares of the company's stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JHG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of 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. Morgan Stanley lifted 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. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $47.38.

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Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE JHG traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $37.38. The company had a trading volume of 2,455,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,162,463. The company has a market capitalization of $5.89 billion, a PE ratio of 14.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $41.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $41.43. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $30.35 and a 1-year high of $46.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.17%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

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.