Is Janus Henderson Group (JHG) a Great Value Stock Right Now?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors rely on traditional forms of analysis on key valuation metrics to find stocks that they believe are undervalued, leaving room for profits.Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.One stock to keep an eye on is Janus Henderson Group (JHG). JHG is currently sporting a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), as well as a Value grade of A. The stock holds a P/E ratio of 11.51, while its industry has an average P/E of 14.05. Over the past 52 weeks, JHG's Forward P/E has been as high as 12.53 and as low as 7.98, with a median of 11.18. We should also highlight that JHG has a P/B ratio of 1.43. Investors use the P/B ratio to look at a stock's market value versus its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. JHG's current P/B looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/B of 3.17. Over the past year, JHG's P/B has been as high as 1.57 and as low as 0.96, with a median of 1.37.Value investors also use the P/S ratio. The P/S ratio is calculated as price divided by sales. This is a preferred metric because revenue can't really be manipulated, so sales are often a truer performance indicator. JHG has a P/S ratio of 2.54. This compares to its industry's average P/S of 3.51.Finally, investors will want to recognize that JHG has a P/CF ratio of 15.35. This data point considers a firm's operating cash flow and is frequently used to find companies that are undervalued when considering their solid cash outlook. JHG's current P/CF looks attractive when compared to its industry's average P/CF of 35.72. JHG's P/CF has been as high as 16.46 and as low as 10.65, with a median of 14.55, all within the past year.These figures are just a handful of the metrics value investors tend to look at, but they help show that Janus Henderson Group is likely being undervalued right now. Considering this, as well as the strength of its earnings outlook, JHG feels like a great value stock at the moment.Research Chief Names "Single Best Pick to Double"From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Janus Henderson Group plc (JHG): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks