Value Investment Professionals LLC Takes $4.10 Million Position in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Value Investment Professionals LLC purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 81,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,096,000. Janus Henderson Group accounts for approximately 1.9% of Value Investment Professionals LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 108.0% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 114.7% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on JHG. Zacks Research cut shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $48.29.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

NYSE JHG opened at $51.95 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 10.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.78 and a beta of 1.35. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $51.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.25. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1-year low of $38.67 and a 1-year high of $53.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.89 and a quick ratio of 2.51.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.98 by ($0.08). Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 14.59% and a net margin of 24.33%.The firm had revenue of $541.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $560.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.79 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 4.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Janus Henderson Group

Janus Henderson Group plc is a global asset manager offering a broad range of investment solutions across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative strategies. The firm provides portfolio management services to institutional clients, financial intermediaries and individual investors. Its product lineup includes actively managed mutual funds, separate accounts and exchange-traded funds, designed to meet a variety of risk-return objectives and investment horizons.

The company was formed in May 2017 through the merger of Janus Capital Group and Henderson Group, combining decades of investment expertise in both the U.S.