Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Has $1.26 Million Stock Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 439.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,501 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 24,032 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,255,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Quarry LP lifted 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 during the period. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG traded up $0.65 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $42.15. 1,845,428 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 970,414. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $30.35 and a 12-month high of $46.68. 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 has a market cap of $6.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.46, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. The business's fifty day moving average price is $43.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.34.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 16.38%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on JHG shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company 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 increased their target price for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. UBS Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $47.38.

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.