Savant Capital LLC Sells 43,713 Shares of Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Savant Capital LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) by 90.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,713 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Janus Henderson Group were worth $231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of JHG. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 115,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,163,000 after acquiring an additional 31,889 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,000 after acquiring an additional 506 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,538.8% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 8,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,000 after acquiring an additional 8,294 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 16.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,299,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,992,000 after acquiring an additional 186,218 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 1,924.0% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 279,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,099,000 after acquiring an additional 265,550 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. 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 reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Janus Henderson Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.29.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE JHG opened at $51.77 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.51, a current ratio of 3.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.16. The firm has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a PE ratio of 10.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.76 and a beta of 1.35. Janus Henderson Group plc has a twelve month low of $35.76 and a twelve month high of $53.76.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $560.37 million. Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 24.33% and a return on equity of 14.59%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 4.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity 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 stock was sold at an average price of $51.24, for a total value of $84,546.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,204 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $625,332.96. The trade was a 11.91% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 21.00% of the company’s stock.

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.