Mutual of America Capital Management LLC Acquires 77,775 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Mutual of America Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 34.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 306,051 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 77,775 shares during the period. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC owned about 0.19% of Janus Henderson Group worth $13,016,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 63.6% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 4,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $193,000 after purchasing an additional 1,768 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 17.8% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 92,218 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,977,000 after acquiring an additional 13,942 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $413,000. 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. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 156.1% in the 3rd quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 24,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $933,000 after purchasing an additional 14,935 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on JHG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 4.6 %

Shares of NYSE JHG traded down $1.91 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $39.38. 1,071,157 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 984,775. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $30.35 and a 12-month high of $46.68. The firm has a market cap of $6.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.36, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $43.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share 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 EPS. As a group, analysts expect 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

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.