Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Has $13.95 Million Stock Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lowered its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 511,846 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,421 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $13,948,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Trian Fund Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 12.7% during the first quarter. Trian Fund Management L.P. now owns 31,867,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,116,010,000 after purchasing an additional 3,595,152 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,455,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,769,000 after acquiring an additional 1,636,065 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the first quarter worth about $30,104,000. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 5.2% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 19,272,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,924,000 after acquiring an additional 947,319 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 13.2% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,562,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,834,000 after acquiring an additional 767,027 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.17% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG stock opened at $26.06 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.90, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 3.84, a quick ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $24.90 and its 200 day moving average is $26.46. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $22.17 and a 12 month high of $31.30.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 1st. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $521.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $510.11 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.12% and a return on equity of 8.89%. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.61 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 30th. Investors of record on Monday, November 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 10th. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is currently 77.23%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on JHG. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $28.00 to $26.00 in a research report on Tuesday, October 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $27.00 to $25.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 11th. CLSA raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 6th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Thursday, October 5th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $29.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.70.

Janus Henderson Group Company 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.