CIBRA Capital Ltd Takes $999,000 Position in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

CIBRA Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 21,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $999,000. Janus Henderson Group makes up 1.7% of CIBRA Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter worth $220,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 23,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,139,000 after purchasing an additional 1,407 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 926.6% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 290,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,831,000 after purchasing an additional 262,433 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 72,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,460,000 after purchasing an additional 1,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 81,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,913,000 after purchasing an additional 16,589 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:JHG opened at $51.36 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.50 and a current ratio of 4.18. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $49.75 and its 200-day moving average is $46.54. The company has a market cap of $7.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.53. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $28.26 and a 52-week high of $53.76.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.82. The business had revenue of $996.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $763.09 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 14.70% and a net margin of 25.83%.The firm’s revenue was up 61.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.07 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JHG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Zacks Research raised Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Evercore lowered their price objective 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. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen downgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $49.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $47.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CTO William B. Cassidy sold 16,947 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.27, for a total transaction of $885,819.69. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 118,939 shares in the company, valued at $6,216,941.53. The trade was a 12.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Megan Podzorov sold 1,650 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.24, for a total value of $84,546.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $625,332.96. This represents a 11.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 146,229 shares of company stock valued at $7,239,650 in the last three months. Company insiders own 19.60% of the company’s stock.

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.