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 companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Which has higher earnings & 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	2.56	$392M	$2.65	12.64
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06B	4.27	$451M	$1.08	36.33

Do insiders and institutionals 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. 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management 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.

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 4.7%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Janus Henderson Group pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 140.7% 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.

Do analysts recommend JHG or BAM?

Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus target price of $30.37, indicating a potential downside of 9.35%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of $42.14, indicating a potential upside of 7.38%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Janus Henderson Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus Henderson Group	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the media prefer JHG or BAM?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 6 more articles in the media than Janus Henderson Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 2 mentions for Janus Henderson Group. Janus Henderson Group's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.45 indicating that Janus Henderson Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus Henderson Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JHG or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 49.36% compared to Janus Henderson Group's net margin of 19.89%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 98.98% beat Janus Henderson Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus Henderson Group	19.89%	10.02%	7.05%
Brookfield Asset Management	49.36%	98.98%	67.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHG or BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management received 300 more outperform votes than Janus Henderson Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 50.98% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Janus Henderson Group	Outperform Votes 235 50.98%	Underperform Votes 226 49.02%
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 535 66.38%	Underperform Votes 271 33.62%

Which has more volatility & risk, JHG or BAM?

Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Janus Henderson Group on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.