OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Invests $796,000 in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 15,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $796,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 108.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 114.7% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 831 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 444 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JHG has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research lowered 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, one has issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.40.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $51.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.78 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 3.89 and a quick ratio of 2.51. The business has a 50-day moving average of $51.89 and a 200 day moving average of $50.92. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $38.67 and a 12 month high of $53.76.

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

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.