AMG National Trust Bank lessened its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG - Free Report) by 19.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 35,599 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,819 shares during the quarter. AMG National Trust Bank's holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $1,519,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in JHG. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,593,441 shares of the company's stock worth $195,359,000 after purchasing an additional 147,362 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 0.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,124,618 shares of the company's stock worth $80,907,000 after purchasing an additional 12,884 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 28.9% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,081,630 shares of the company's stock worth $79,248,000 after buying an additional 467,049 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 32.5% during the fourth quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 1,927,318 shares of the company's stock worth $81,969,000 after buying an additional 473,143 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,064,556 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,276,000 after buying an additional 32,346 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
NYSE JHG opened at $37.25 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $30.35 and a 52 week high of $46.68. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $42.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.42. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of 14.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50.
Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 earned $0.82 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.19%. Janus Henderson Group's payout ratio is currently 60.94%.
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on JHG shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Janus Henderson Group from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised 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 research report on Friday, December 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $47.38.
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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.
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