Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $47.38.

JHG has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd.

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Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE:JHG traded down $0.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $37.25. The company had a trading volume of 2,456,777 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,065,674. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.45. The company has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a PE ratio of 14.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. 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 has a one year low of $30.35 and a one year high of $46.68.

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

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.19%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is 60.94%.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in 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 during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 66.9% in the 4th quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 1,020 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% in 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

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.