Vista Investment Partners II LLC Buys Shares of 46,601 Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Vista Investment Partners II LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 46,601 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,982,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of JHG. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 11,003 shares of the company's stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Callan Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 5,741 shares of the company's stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company's stock.

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Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG traded down $1.23 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $36.31. 1,246,659 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,134,537. The stock has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.18, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $30.35 and a 1 year high of $46.68. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $41.46. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 in the previous year, the firm earned $0.82 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is presently 60.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have issued reports on JHG shares. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a report on Monday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on 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. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price 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.