Sculptor Capital LP Buys New Holdings in Janus Henderson Group plc $JHG

Sculptor Capital LP purchased a new position in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 571,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,348,000. Sculptor Capital LP owned about 0.37% of Janus Henderson Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JHG. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 29.9% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares in the last quarter. Inscription Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Inscription Capital LLC now owns 13,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $663,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 2.0% during the first quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 14,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $740,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Janus Henderson Group by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 5,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.94% of the company’s stock.

Janus Henderson Group Stock Performance

Shares of JHG stock opened at $51.95 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $51.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $50.81. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 10.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.78 and a beta of 1.35. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 52-week low of $38.67 and a 52-week high of $53.76.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by ($0.08). Janus Henderson Group had a net margin of 24.33% and a return on equity of 14.59%. The company had revenue of $541.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $560.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.79 earnings per share. Janus Henderson Group’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 4.39 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on JHG. Zacks Research cut Janus Henderson Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Janus Henderson Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.40.

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.