Allianz Asset Management GmbH Acquires 473,143 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 32.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,927,318 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 473,143 shares during the quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $81,969,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 89.4% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised 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 valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $41.85 on Friday. 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 market cap of $6.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $43.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.97. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 1 year low of $30.35 and a 1 year high of $46.68.

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

Janus Henderson Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. Janus Henderson Group’s payout ratio is 60.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on 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. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $44.00 to $53.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $42.00 to $45.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $46.75.

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.