Summit Trail Advisors LLC Acquires New Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Summit Trail Advisors LLC purchased 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 SEC. The institutional investor purchased 9,538 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $406,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 5,101 shares of the company's stock valued at $194,000 after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of JHG traded up $0.34 on Friday, reaching $44.09. The stock had a trading volume of 552,301 shares, compared to its average volume of 971,282. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $40.81. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $30.01 and a 12-month high of $46.68. 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 (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.82 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.74 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.54%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on JHG shares. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and raised their price target for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $46.75.

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.