Janus Living (NYSE:JAN) Stock Gets Downgrade from Wall Street Zen

Janus Living (NYSE:JAN) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on JAN. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Janus Living from $28.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Janus Living from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Compass Point initiated coverage on Janus Living in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. Huntington assumed coverage on Janus Living in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. They issued a “strong-buy” rating for the company. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of Janus Living from $34.00 to $33.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Janus Living currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $32.29.

Janus Living Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:JAN opened at $31.85 on Friday. Janus Living has a 52 week low of $22.76 and a 52 week high of $32.83. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Janus Living

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Janus Living during the third quarter valued at approximately $38,077,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new stake in Janus Living during the second quarter worth $15,274,000. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in Janus Living during the second quarter worth $8,739,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Janus Living by 1,764.5% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 130,326 shares of the REIT’s stock valued at $3,862,000 after acquiring an additional 123,336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Janus Living during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,985,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 6.27% of the company’s stock.

More Janus Living News

Here are the key news stories impacting Janus Living this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Huntington reiterated a “Strong-Buy” rating and forecasts earnings growth from $1.17 per share in FY2027 to $1.37 in FY2028. Its estimates include $0.26 per share for Q4 2026 and $0.59 for Q2 2027, supporting an optimistic longer-term outlook. MarketBeat Janus Living page
• Neutral Sentiment: Wall Street analysts collectively rate JAN “Moderate Buy,” according to a report, indicating generally positive—but not uniformly strong—analyst sentiment. Analyst rating report
• Negative Sentiment: Janus Living priced an upsized public offering of 26.25 million Class A-1 shares at $28.50 each and gave underwriters an option to buy up to 3.94 million additional shares. The added share supply could dilute existing shareholders and weigh on the stock. Janus Living offering announcement

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