Shelton Capital Management Makes New $204,000 Investment in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Shelton Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 4,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of JHG. Quarry LP increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 56.5% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 48.7% in the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of JHG stock opened at $30.58 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $28.26 and a one year high of $46.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $38.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.06. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.43.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business posted $0.82 earnings per share. Analysts predict 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 $0.39 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.10%. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 60.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on JHG shares. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $44.00 to $33.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Bank of America raised Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $47.00 to $41.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $36.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $44.22.

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.