World Investment Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 6,652 Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 6,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 4.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,090,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,741,000 after purchasing an additional 344,582 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 43.5% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 5,968,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $201,205,000 after buying an additional 1,809,249 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,446,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,262,000 after buying an additional 36,711 shares during the last quarter. Ariel Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 2,256,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,064,000 after buying an additional 16,653 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,124,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,907,000 after acquiring an additional 12,884 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 4.3 %

JHG stock opened at $41.59 on Thursday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $28.19 and a 12 month high of $45.74. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $42.94 and its 200 day moving average is $38.22. The company has a market capitalization of $6.61 billion, a PE ratio of 16.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.48. 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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $624.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $600.88 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.43 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is 61.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $42.63.

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.