Stock on Watch: Janus Capital Group, Inc. (JNS)

Company Profile:

Janus Capital Group, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company with approximately $167.7 billion in assets under management. It also provides retirement planning, investment planning, tax planning, investment for college, and tax planning services to its clients. The firm primarily provides its services to investment companies, retail investors, institutions, and individuals. Through its subsidiaries, it manages equity, fixed income, money markets, and balanced mutual funds for its clients and invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm was formerly known as Stilwell Financial Incorporated. Janus Capital Group was founded in 1969 and is based in Denver Colorado with additional offices in the United States, Hong Kong; London; Milan; and Tokyo, Japan.

Recent News:

The company will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2016 financial results before the market opens Tuesday, January 24, 2017.

The company reported third quarter 2016 net income of $41.1 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared with second quarter 2016 net income of $39.0 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, and net income of $19.9 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter 2015.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

JNS’s strengths can be seen in its better growth, strong profitability and better efficiency compared with its peers. Its revenue has increased over several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in Stochastic Oscillator and RSI stands at 50.51 with positive bias. We rate Janus Capital Group, Inc. (JNS) a STRONG BUY.