Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Sells 398 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,771 shares of the company’s stock after selling 398 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $458,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 509 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 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 worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 613 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Down 7.9 %

JHG stock opened at $30.18 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $29.63 and a 1-year high of $46.68. The stock has a market cap of $4.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.44. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 period in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 EPS. Analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.17%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have commented on JHG shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $46.44.

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.