Some Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the CFO & Head of Asia Pacific Client Group, Roger Martin Thompson, recently sold a substantial US$639k worth of stock at a price of US$35.49 per share. That's a big disposal, and it decreased their holding size by 12%, which is notable but not too bad.

Janus Henderson Group Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

In fact, the recent sale by CFO & Head of Asia Pacific Client Group Roger Martin Thompson was not their only sale of Janus Henderson Group shares this year. Earlier in the year, they fetched US$30.93 per share in a -US$948k sale. So it's clear an insider wanted to take some cash off the table, even below the current price of US$36.20. As a general rule we consider it to be discouraging when insiders are selling below the current price, because it suggests they were happy with a lower valuation. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. This single sale was just 17% of Roger Martin Thompson's stake.

In the last year Janus Henderson Group insiders didn't buy any company stock. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Does Janus Henderson Group Boast High Insider Ownership?

I like to look at how many shares insiders own in a company, to help inform my view of how aligned they are with insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Janus Henderson Group insiders own 0.3% of the company, worth about US$17m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Janus Henderson Group Insiders?

Insiders sold stock recently, but they haven't been buying. Looking to the last twelve months, our data doesn't show any insider buying. But since Janus Henderson Group is profitable and growing, we're not too worried by this. Insider ownership isn't particularly high, so this analysis makes us cautious about the company. So we'd only buy after careful consideration. While it's good to be aware of what's going on with the insider's ownership and transactions, we make sure to also consider what risks are facing a stock before making any investment decision. While conducting our analysis, we found that Janus Henderson Group has 2 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore these.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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