Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Bought by Wellington Management Group LLP

Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 55.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 115,387 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 40,951 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned about 0.07% of Janus Henderson Group worth $4,907,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the fourth 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. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of JHG stock traded down $0.41 on Wednesday, reaching $30.90. 157,511 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,078,711. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $37.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a PE ratio of 12.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $28.26 and a 52 week high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.82 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.05%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on JHG shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Bank of America raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target 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. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $33.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $44.22.

About Janus Henderson Group

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.