Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Position Raised by Victory Capital Management Inc.

Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 1,490.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 272,961 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 255,794 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned 0.17% of Janus Henderson Group worth $11,609,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the period. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th 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. Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company's stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 575 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 3.3 %

JHG stock opened at $36.31 on Friday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $30.35 and a 52-week high of $46.68. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $42.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.42.

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Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.30%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on JHG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of 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 research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.

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