Kera Capital Partners Inc. Invests $218,000 in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG)

Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 5,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $218,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 203.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in Janus Henderson Group by 24.5% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 103.4% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 70.6% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Janus Henderson Group by 26.5% in the 2nd quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. 87.94% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Janus Henderson Group Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of NYSE:JHG opened at $42.91 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.82 billion, a PE ratio of 16.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 2.08, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Janus Henderson Group plc has a 12-month low of $28.23 and a 12-month high of $45.74. The business has a 50 day moving average of $43.58 and a 200-day moving average of $39.66.

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $624.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $600.88 million. Janus Henderson Group had a return on equity of 11.49% and a net margin of 17.33%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Janus Henderson Group plc will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Janus Henderson Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Janus Henderson Group’s dividend payout ratio is 61.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Janus Henderson Group from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $42.00 to $45.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Janus Henderson Group from $40.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Janus Henderson Group from $46.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Janus Henderson Group from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.75.

Janus Henderson Group Profile

Janus Henderson Group plc is an asset management holding entity. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides services to institutional, retail clients, and high net worth clients. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm also manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients.