Insider Selling: Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) Insider Sells 1,650 Shares of Stock

Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) insider Megan Podzorov sold 1,650 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.24, for a total transaction of $84,546.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,204 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Janus Henderson Group Price Performance

Janus Henderson Group stock traded down $0.24 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.63. 2,126,623 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,304,055. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52 week low of $28.26 and a 52 week high of $53.76. 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 firm has a market cap of $7.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.62, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.53. The company’s fifty day moving average is $48.94 and its 200-day moving average is $45.95.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.82. The firm had revenue of $996.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $763.09 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 25.83% and a return on equity of 14.70%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 61.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.75 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JHG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 20th. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $49.00 target price (down from $54.00) on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Janus Henderson Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. 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, Janus Henderson Group has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $47.38.

Institutional Trading of Janus Henderson Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 134.6% in the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 596 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. United Community Bank purchased a new position in shares of Janus Henderson Group in the third quarter worth $30,000. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Group during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.