Alberta Investment Management Corp Takes $14.27 Million Position in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 300,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,271,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Cibc World Market Inc. lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 8,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $375,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Inscription Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Inscription Capital LLC now owns 13,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after buying an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 6,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in Janus Henderson Group by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 5,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of Janus Henderson Group stock opened at $51.90 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.73. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12 month low of $35.76 and a 12 month high of $53.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.22, a PEG ratio of 5.76 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.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 14.59% and a net margin of 24.33%.The business had revenue of $541.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $560.37 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JHG has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $48.29.

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.