Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 87,682 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 579 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. owned 0.06% of Janus Henderson Group worth $3,729,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 201.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 102,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,459,000 after purchasing an additional 68,544 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 28,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $957,000 after purchasing an additional 562 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 15.4% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 28,039 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,000 after buying an additional 3,740 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 4.2% in the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 43,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,464,000 after buying an additional 1,745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 68.6% during the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 68,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,301,000 after buying an additional 27,780 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of JHG stock opened at $43.03 on Thursday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $28.52 and a 1 year high of $45.74. The company has a market cap of $6.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.01, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $43.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $600.88 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on JHG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of 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, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $44.75.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.