Nordea Investment Management AB Buys 14,996 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 233,601 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 14,996 shares during the quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB owned 0.15% of Janus Henderson Group worth $9,979,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company's stock worth $272,741,000 after acquiring an additional 344,582 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 43.5% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,968,705 shares of the company's stock worth $201,205,000 after buying an additional 1,809,249 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,446,079 shares of the company's stock worth $169,262,000 after buying an additional 36,711 shares in the last quarter. Ariel Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 2,256,434 shares of the company's stock valued at $76,064,000 after acquiring an additional 16,653 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,124,618 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,907,000 after acquiring an additional 12,884 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 3.9 %

JHG traded down $1.64 during trading on Friday, hitting $40.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 840,776 shares, compared to its average volume of 877,029. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.11, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $28.19 and a twelve month high of $45.74. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $43.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.31. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 11.49%. The business had revenue of $624.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $600.88 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.83%. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on JHG shares. UBS Group increased their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.00.

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.