Janus Henderson Group (JHG) Competitors

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) and Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is BAM or JHG more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 49.36% compared to Brookfield Asset Management's net margin of 19.89%. Janus Henderson Group's return on equity of 98.98% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	49.36%	98.98%	67.65%
Janus Henderson Group	19.89%	10.02%	7.05%

Is BAM or JHG a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 140.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Janus Henderson Group pays out 58.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Janus Henderson Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Janus Henderson Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer BAM or JHG?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 4 more articles in the media than Janus Henderson Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 3 mentions for Janus Henderson Group. Janus Henderson Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.38 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Janus Henderson Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAM or JHG?

Brookfield Asset Management received 300 more outperform votes than Janus Henderson Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 50.98% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 535 66.38%	Underperform Votes 271 33.62%
Janus Henderson Group	Outperform Votes 235 50.98%	Underperform Votes 226 49.02%

Which has more volatility and risk, BAM or JHG?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BAM or JHG?

Brookfield Asset Management presently has a consensus price target of $42.14, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Janus Henderson Group has a consensus price target of $30.37, indicating a potential downside of 8.38%. Given Janus Henderson Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Janus Henderson Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Janus Henderson Group	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BAM or JHG?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BAM or JHG?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Janus Henderson Group. Janus Henderson Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06B	4.27	$451M	$1.08	36.37
Janus Henderson Group	$2.10B	2.54	$392M	$2.65	12.57

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Janus Henderson Group on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.