85,000 Shares in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG Bought by Athos Capital Ltd

Athos Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 85,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,043,000. Janus Henderson Group comprises 1.6% of Athos Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in JHG. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,807,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,436,000 after buying an additional 268,483 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 6,851,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,942,000 after buying an additional 1,154,481 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 28.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 754,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,569,000 after buying an additional 168,241 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC acquired a new position in Janus Henderson Group during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,371,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Janus Henderson Group by 67.8% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 403,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,940,000 after buying an additional 162,920 shares in the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

JHG has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. One 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $48.29.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of JHG stock opened at $51.86 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $51.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a current ratio of 3.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.99 billion, a PE ratio of 10.21, a P/E/G ratio of 5.75 and a beta of 1.35. Janus Henderson Group plc has a fifty-two week low of $35.76 and a fifty-two week high of $53.76.

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 firm had revenue of $541.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $560.37 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 24.33% and a return on equity of 14.59%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.79 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect 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.