Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases 24,032 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 439.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,501 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,032 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,255,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of JHG. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 350.9% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,062,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,463,000 after acquiring an additional 827,132 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 32.5% in the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,927,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,969,000 after acquiring an additional 473,143 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,248,000 after acquiring an additional 467,049 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the third quarter worth about $8,029,000. Finally, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 210.6% in the third quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 228,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,690,000 after acquiring an additional 154,778 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped 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. UBS Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on 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. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $47.38.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

NYSE:JHG opened at $41.98 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.67 billion, a PE ratio of 16.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $41.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $30.35 and a fifty-two week high of $46.68.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 60.94%.

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.