XTX Topco Ltd Invests $934,000 in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 24,542 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $934,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Quarry LP grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 401.6% during the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,249 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Janus Henderson Group by 70.6% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 575 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total transaction of $320,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 130,171 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,634,087.60. The trade was a 6.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 20.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. StockNews.com cut Janus Henderson Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $41.75.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG traded up $0.33 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $44.32. 1,005,049 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,026,861. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $27.46 and a 1 year high of $45.74. The company has a market cap of $7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $42.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.88.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $600.88 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The company's revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.52%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.66%.

Janus Henderson Group 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.