Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG Shares Sold by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 42.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 168,712 shares of the company’s stock after selling 122,044 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $8,667,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,064.0% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 584,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,810,000 after buying an additional 534,285 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 29.9% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $52,000. Sit Investment Associates Inc. lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 68.4% in the fourth quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 22,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after acquiring an additional 9,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 41.5% during the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 24,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 7,307 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 0.1%

JHG opened at $51.97 on Friday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a one year low of $38.05 and a one year high of $53.76. The company has a market cap of $8.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.23, a PEG ratio of 5.78 and a beta of 1.35. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.02.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on JHG shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Wednesday. 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.29.

Janus Henderson Group 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.