SG Americas Securities LLC Has $819,000 Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 54.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,256 shares of the company's stock after selling 22,965 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $819,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company's stock worth $8,690,000 after buying an additional 154,778 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $413,000. Verition Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 156.1% in the third 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. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 233,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,979,000 after purchasing an additional 14,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,207,000. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 1.0 %

JHG traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $43.69. The stock had a trading volume of 1,373,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 865,979. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $43.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $28.52 and a 1-year high of $45.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.11. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $600.88 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on JHG. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on 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. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $44.75.

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.