225,417 Shares in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG Purchased by Capula Management Ltd

Capula Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 225,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,580,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. V Square Quantitative Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 108.0% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 29.9% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $51.95 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.78 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.78. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $38.67 and a twelve month high of $53.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 3.89.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on JHG. Zacks Research lowered shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.40.

About Janus Henderson Group

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.