Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) Short Interest Up 29.5% in February

Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,351,932 shares, an increase of 29.5% from the January 29th total of 1,816,491 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,267,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,267,254 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Janus Henderson Group news, CEO Ali Dibadj sold 127,632 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.12, for a total transaction of $6,269,283.84. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 449,078 shares in the company, valued at $22,058,711.36. This trade represents a 22.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 20.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 115,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,163,000 after purchasing an additional 31,889 shares in the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 13.8% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 4,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,538.8% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,000 after buying an additional 8,294 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 16.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,299,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,992,000 after buying an additional 186,218 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,924.0% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 279,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,099,000 after buying an additional 265,550 shares during the period. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG opened at $52.01 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 4.18 and a quick ratio of 2.50. Janus Henderson Group has a 1 year low of $28.26 and a 1 year high of $53.76. The business has a 50-day moving average of $48.49 and a 200-day moving average of $45.59. The company has a market capitalization of $8.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.53.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.82. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 25.83% and a return on equity of 14.70%. The company had revenue of $996.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $763.09 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.07 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 61.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Janus Henderson Group will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on JHG shares. Evercore reduced their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $50.00 to $49.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $49.00 price target (down from $54.00) on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $47.38.

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.