Los Angeles Capital Management LLC Has $9.51 Million Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 53.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 223,684 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 78,004 shares during the quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC owned about 0.14% of Janus Henderson Group worth $9,513,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 63.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $193,000 after acquiring an additional 1,768 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 92,218 shares of the company's stock worth $3,977,000 after acquiring an additional 13,942 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth $413,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,690,000 after purchasing an additional 154,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company's stock worth $9,979,000 after acquiring an additional 14,996 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

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Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of JHG stock traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $42.15. 1,845,428 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 970,414. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $30.35 and a 1-year high of $46.68. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $43.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.34. The company has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.82 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.70%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is 60.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on JHG shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their target price for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective 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 raised their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.