Boston Family Office LLC Makes New Investment in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Boston Family Office LLC bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 38.5% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 662,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,177,000 after purchasing an additional 184,278 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 55.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 115,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,907,000 after acquiring an additional 40,951 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in Janus Henderson Group by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 31,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,345,000 after acquiring an additional 4,222 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 13,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $568,000 after acquiring an additional 4,200 shares during the period. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 19,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $816,000 after purchasing an additional 2,204 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $36.27 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $40.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.55. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $30.35 and a 52 week high of $46.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.17, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 3.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.13. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.30%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 60.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on JHG. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com downgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. UBS Group upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $45.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $47.38.

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.