Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG Shares Sold by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 90.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,713 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $231,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 134.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in 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. Addison Advisors LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 42.3% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in 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. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Janus Henderson Group

In other news, insider Megan Podzorov sold 1,650 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.24, for a total value of $84,546.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,332.96. This represents a 11.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 21.00% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of JHG stock opened at $51.77 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 3.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a PE ratio of 10.19, a P/E/G ratio of 5.76 and a beta of 1.35. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $35.76 and a fifty-two week high of $53.76.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $541.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $560.37 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 24.33% and a return on equity of 14.59%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on JHG. Zacks Research lowered Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.29.

Janus Henderson Group Company Profile

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.