Shares of Janus Living, Inc. (NYSE:JAN – Get Free Report) saw strong trading volume on Thursday. Approximately 5,248,849 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 234% from the average daily volume of 1,572,040 shares. The stock last traded at $29.2550 and had previously closed at $30.07.
Key Stories Impacting Janus Living
Here are the key news stories impacting Janus Living this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Huntington reiterated a “Strong-Buy” rating and forecasts earnings growth from $1.17 per share in FY2027 to $1.37 in FY2028. Its estimates include $0.26 per share for Q4 2026 and $0.59 for Q2 2027, supporting an optimistic longer-term outlook. MarketBeat Janus Living page
- Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street analysts collectively rate JAN “Moderate Buy,” according to a report, indicating generally positive—but not uniformly strong—analyst sentiment. Analyst rating report
- Negative Sentiment: Janus Living priced an upsized public offering of 26.25 million Class A-1 shares at $28.50 each and gave underwriters an option to buy up to 3.94 million additional shares. The added share supply could dilute existing shareholders and weigh on the stock. Janus Living offering announcement
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho assumed coverage on Janus Living in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $33.00 price target on the stock. Compass Point assumed coverage on Janus Living in a research note on Wednesday, September 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $37.00 target price for the company. Scotiabank lifted their price target on Janus Living from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Janus Living in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Janus Living from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.29.
Janus Living Stock Performance
The firm has a 50 day moving average of $29.58 and a 200-day moving average of $28.08.
Janus Living (NYSE:JAN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The REIT reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $216.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $203.32 million. The company’s revenue was up 45.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Janus Living, Inc. will post 0.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Janus Living Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 18th will be issued a $0.0475 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 18th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Aberdeen Group plc acquired a new stake in shares of Janus Living in the 3rd quarter valued at $925,000. Aew Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Janus Living during the 3rd quarter valued at about $597,000. Machina Capital S.A.S. bought a new position in Janus Living during the 3rd quarter valued at about $298,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Janus Living in the third quarter valued at about $38,077,000. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA acquired a new position in Janus Living in the third quarter valued at about $344,000. 6.27% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
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