American Century Companies Inc. Grows Stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 34.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 97,524 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 25,158 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Janus Henderson Group worth $4,148,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cerity Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the third quarter valued at $649,000. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 15.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 47,163 shares of the company's stock worth $1,796,000 after buying an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter valued at about $308,000. Verition Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 156.1% during the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 24,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $933,000 after acquiring an additional 14,935 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centiva Capital LP acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the third quarter worth about $659,000. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 8.4 %

JHG stock traded down $2.78 on Thursday, hitting $30.39. 2,010,473 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,069,933. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $28.26 and a twelve month high of $46.68. The business's fifty day moving average is $38.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.11.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.13%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JHG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com lowered Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $45.33.

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.