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BEN

Franklin Resources, Inc

Jun 20 • 04:00PM ET

22.79

Dollar change +0.20
Percentage change 0.89	%

Financial • Asset Management • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	33.01	EPS (ttm)	0.69	Insider Own	46.28%	Shs Outstand	525.40M	Perf Week	0.84%
Market Cap	11.98B	Forward P/E	9.97	EPS next Y	2.29	Insider Trans	0.04%	Shs Float	282.29M	Perf Month	2.80%
Income	358.30M	PEG	8.09	EPS next Q	0.47	Inst Own	48.31%	Short Float	9.35%	Perf Quarter	13.89%
Sales	8.70B	P/S	1.38	EPS this Y	-14.50%	Inst Trans	2.83%	Short Ratio	5.18	Perf Half Y	4.06%
Book/sh	23.50	P/B	0.97	EPS next Y	11.86%	ROA	1.10%	Short Interest	26.40M	Perf Year	2.84%
Cash/sh	6.73	P/C	3.38	EPS next 5Y	4.08%	ROE	2.84%	52W Range	16.25 - 24.36	Perf YTD	12.32%
Dividend Est.	1.28 (5.60%)	P/FCF	18.05	EPS past 5Y	-18.46%	ROIC	1.40%	52W High	-6.46%	Beta	1.46
Dividend TTM	1.26 (5.53%)	Quick Ratio	1.95	Sales past 5Y	8.52%	Gross Margin	71.11%	52W Low	40.25%	ATR (14)	0.50
Dividend Ex-Date	Jun 27, 2025	Current Ratio	1.95	EPS Y/Y TTM	-60.38%	Oper. Margin	12.71%	RSI (14)	63.91	Volatility	1.92% 1.60%
Employees	10200	Debt/Eq	1.07	Sales Y/Y TTM	7.02%	Profit Margin	4.12%	Recom	3.54	Target Price	19.82
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.07	EPS Q/Q	16.99%	Payout	146.40%	Rel Volume	1.38	Prev Close	22.59
Sales Surprise	-3.55%	EPS Surprise	-0.78%	Sales Q/Q	1.12%	Earnings	May 02 BMO	Avg Volume	5.10M	Price	22.79
SMA20	3.68%	SMA50	10.69%	SMA200	11.42%	Trades		Volume	7,043,055	Change	0.89%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
May-14-25	Upgrade	TD Cowen	Hold → Buy	$27
Jan-06-25	Upgrade	Goldman	Sell → Neutral	$21 → $22
Sep-12-24	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight	$20
Aug-27-24	Initiated	Barclays	Underweight	$20
Jan-08-24	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$24 → $30
Jan-04-24	Initiated	TD Cowen	Market Perform	$32
Jul-10-23	Resumed	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$20 → $24
Dec-15-22	Initiated	Wells Fargo	Underweight	$26
Oct-19-22	Initiated	Credit Suisse	Neutral	$21
Sep-08-22	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$28 → $25
Jun-29-22	Resumed	Goldman	Sell	$23
Jun-29-22	Downgrade	Keefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform → Underperform
Apr-12-22	Downgrade	Keefe Bruyette	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$30
Apr-12-22	Downgrade	Citigroup	Buy → Neutral	$44.50 → $28
Dec-17-21	Downgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform → Market Perform	$38
Dec-16-21	Resumed	BofA Securities	Neutral	$38
Nov-02-21	Upgrade	Keefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$35 → $45
Nov-02-21	Upgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Buy	$32.50 → $43
Mar-29-21	Upgrade	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform → Outperform	$22 → $36
Jan-05-21	Downgrade	Goldman	Neutral → Sell	$24

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Franklin Resources, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of investment management and related services. The firm offers services and products under various distinct brand names, including, but not limited to, Franklin, Templeton, Legg Mason, Benefit Street Partners, Brandywine Global Investment Management, Clarion Partners, ClearBridge Investments, Fiduciary Trust International, Franklin Bissett, Franklin Mutual Series, K2, LibertyShares, Martin Currie, Royce Investment Partners and Western Asset Management Company. It provides investment management and related services to retail, institutional and high-net-worth investors in jurisdictions worldwide. The company was founded by Rupert H. Johnson, Sr. in 1947 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv.	Apr 17 '25	Sale	11.58	863,558	10,000,000	14,930,077	Apr 21 07:04 PM
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Apr 04 '25	Buy	17.72	420	7,442	89,375,487	Apr 07 03:03 PM
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Apr 04 '25	Sale	17.57	420	7,379	89,375,067	Apr 07 03:03 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Jan 08 '25	Sale	47.06	9,704	456,694	0	Mar 06 01:54 PM
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Mar 04 '25	Buy	19.57	100,000	1,957,000	89,375,067	Mar 05 12:49 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Dec 16 '24	Sale	46.04	2,209	101,707	28,000	Dec 18 05:04 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Dec 10 '24	Sale	47.43	2,610	123,795	32,909	Dec 10 07:41 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Oct 16 '24	Sale	43.69	8,467	369,943	51,019	Oct 18 05:48 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Oct 18 '24	Sale	43.71	7,900	345,315	36,519	Oct 18 05:48 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Oct 17 '24	Sale	43.69	6,600	288,328	44,419	Oct 18 05:48 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Oct 14 '24	Sale	43.90	7,657	336,163	65,862	Oct 16 12:35 PM
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC	Affiliate of Investment Adv	Oct 15 '24	Sale	43.42	6,376	276,874	59,486	Oct 16 12:35 PM
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Sep 11 '24	Buy	19.08	100,000	1,907,990	89,308,192	Sep 13 12:36 PM
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Aug 29 '24	Buy	19.84	100,000	1,984,200	89,208,192	Aug 30 01:28 PM
JOHNSON JENNIFER M	President and CEO	Aug 28 '24	Buy	19.66	12,700	249,738	2,637,700	Aug 30 08:10 AM
JOHNSON JENNIFER M	President and CEO	Aug 23 '24	Buy	20.95	18,900	396,021	216,900	Aug 26 02:31 PM

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