Janus Henderson Group (JHG) Competitors

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JHG or BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Janus Henderson Group. Janus Henderson Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Janus Henderson Group	$2.10B	3.25	$392M	$2.53	16.96
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06B	6.06	$451M	$1.13	49.17

Is JHG or BAM a better dividend stock?

Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Janus Henderson Group pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Janus Henderson Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to JHG or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 7 more articles in the media than Janus Henderson Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 10 mentions for Janus Henderson Group. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Janus Henderson Group's score of 0.27 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus Henderson Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brookfield Asset Management	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHG or BAM?

87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate JHG or BAM?

Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus price target of $44.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $54.38, suggesting a potential downside of 2.14%. Given Janus Henderson Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Janus Henderson Group is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus Henderson Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHG or BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management received 312 more outperform votes than Janus Henderson Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.40% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 49.17% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Janus Henderson Group	Outperform Votes 238 49.17%	Underperform Votes 246 50.83%
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 550 65.40%	Underperform Votes 291 34.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, JHG or BAM?

Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JHG or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 49.69% compared to Janus Henderson Group's net margin of 17.33%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 85.03% beat Janus Henderson Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus Henderson Group	17.33%	11.49%	7.85%
Brookfield Asset Management	49.69%	85.03%	61.67%

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Janus Henderson Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.