Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Shares Sold by Gamco Investors INC. ET AL

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL reduced its position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 511,846 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,421 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL owned approximately 0.31% of Janus Henderson Group worth $13,948,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $278,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,273,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,200,000 after purchasing an additional 122,099 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 84.2% in the 2nd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 55,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,524,000 after purchasing an additional 25,566 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 13.2% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,562,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,834,000 after purchasing an additional 767,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 64,063 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,746,000 after purchasing an additional 4,372 shares in the last quarter. 86.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JHG opened at $26.06 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.46. The company has a current ratio of 3.84, a quick ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $22.17 and a twelve month high of $31.30.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 1st. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.10. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 8.89% and a net margin of 16.12%. The firm had revenue of $521.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $510.11 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 10th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.99%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 77.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on JHG shares. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $27.70 to $25.30 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 10th. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Thursday, October 5th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, October 10th. CLSA upgraded Janus Henderson Group from an “underperform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 6th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $29.00 in a 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 assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $24.70.

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.