Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Buys 211,541 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG – Get Rating) by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,147,807 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 211,541 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $121,079,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Ellevest Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,655.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ellevest Inc. now owns 1,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 1,457 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 72.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ronald Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 88.5% in the 4th quarter. Ronald Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 1,592 shares during the last quarter. 85.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on JHG shares. StockNews.com started coverage on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Thursday. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. 51job reiterated a “maintains” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Thursday, May 4th. 22nd Century Group reissued a “maintains” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Thursday, May 4th. Credit Suisse Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $22.00 to $23.00 in a research report on Monday, May 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.11.

Insider Buying and Selling at Janus Henderson Group

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CAO Brennan A. Hughes sold 1,874 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.69, for a total transaction of $50,017.06. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 4,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $121,973.30. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 19.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE JHG opened at $26.86 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.50, a current ratio of 3.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The firm has a market cap of $4.45 billion, a PE ratio of 12.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.95 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $26.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.90. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $19.09 and a 52 week high of $31.30.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 3rd. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $495.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $488.38 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.86% and a return on equity of 9.07%. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue was down 20.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 2.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 12th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.81%. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 73.24%.

About Janus Henderson Group

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Janus Henderson Group Plc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of asset management services. It offers investment solutions including equities, quantitative equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative asset class strategies. The company was founded on Jan 23, 1998, is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.