Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $46.75.

JHG has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of JHG. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG opened at $43.76 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $43.28 and its 200-day moving average is $40.71. Janus Henderson Group has a 12 month low of $30.01 and a 12 month high of $46.68. The firm has a market cap of $6.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 last year, the business posted $0.82 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group will post 3.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.