Point72 Hong Kong Ltd Has $1.07 Million Stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Point72 Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 93.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,062 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,559 shares during the quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,068,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,741,000 after buying an additional 344,582 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 43.5% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,968,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,205,000 after purchasing an additional 1,809,249 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,446,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,262,000 after purchasing an additional 36,711 shares during the last quarter. Ariel Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.7% in the second quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 2,256,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,064,000 after purchasing an additional 16,653 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,248,000 after purchasing an additional 467,049 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 commented on the company. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com cut shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.75.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.0 %

Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $45.28 on Monday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $25.86 and a fifty-two week high of $45.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.90, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 1.49. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.33.

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

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.66%.

Insider Transactions at Janus Henderson Group

In other news, CFO Roger Mj Thompson sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.60, for a total transaction of $320,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 130,171 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,634,087.60. This represents a 6.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 19.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Janus Henderson Group 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.