Kera Capital Partners Inc. Takes Position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 5,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $218,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of JHG. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 79.8% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 13,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,000 after purchasing an additional 5,850 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 94.5% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 2,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 1,411 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 201.2% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 102,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,459,000 after buying an additional 68,544 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 28,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $957,000 after buying an additional 562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 11.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 55,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,867,000 after acquiring an additional 5,754 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG stock opened at $42.91 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $43.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.66. The stock has a market cap of $6.82 billion, a PE ratio of 16.96, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.50. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $28.23 and a 52-week high of $45.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The business had revenue of $624.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $600.88 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.46 EPS for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 61.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on JHG shares. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, December 20th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $44.75.

About Janus Henderson Group

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.