Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $13.58 Million Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 23.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 319,249 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,546 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned about 0.20% of Janus Henderson Group worth $13,578,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $83,525,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $74,989,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 23.9% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 7,247,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,242,000 after buying an additional 1,399,781 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 39.8% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,771,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,327,000 after buying an additional 503,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Azora Capital LP purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $20,806,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $57.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $44.00 to $53.00 in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $33.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.78.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

NYSE JHG opened at $38.40 on Thursday. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $28.26 and a 52-week high of $46.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 3.08. The company has a market capitalization of $6.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.00, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $34.47 and a 200-day moving average of $40.18.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $621.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $623.56 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 16.38% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The firm’s revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.71 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Janus Henderson Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 12th. This is a boost from Janus Henderson Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.49%.

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.