Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Acquires 105,887 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 330.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 137,913 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 105,887 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned 0.09% of Janus Henderson Group worth $6,561,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in JHG. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 134.6% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares in the last quarter. United Community Bank acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group during the third quarter worth $30,000. Addison Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 42.3% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 818 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Janus Henderson Group

In other news, insider Megan Podzorov sold 1,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.24, for a total transaction of $84,546.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $625,332.96. The trade was a 11.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 21.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Shares of JHG opened at $51.76 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.97 billion, a PE ratio of 10.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.75 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 plc has a 1-year low of $35.71 and a 1-year high of $53.76. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $51.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.92.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $541.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $560.37 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 24.33% and a return on equity of 14.59%. Janus Henderson Group’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on JHG. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.