BNP Paribas Financial Markets Has $1.94 Million Stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets reduced its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 84.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,967 shares of the company's stock after selling 278,154 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets' holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 401.6% during the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,249 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during 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 during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% in the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 70.6% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,797 shares of the company's stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $44.36. 1,069,272 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,022,188. The company's 50-day moving average price is $42.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.67. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $26.70 and a 1-year high of $45.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The company had revenue of $624.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $600.88 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.52%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is 61.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Janus Henderson Group

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of Janus Henderson Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total transaction of $320,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 130,171 shares in the company, valued at $4,634,087.60. The trade was a 6.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 19.60% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently commented on JHG. TD Cowen boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com lowered shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.75.

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.