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BEN

Franklin Resources, Inc

Feb 07 • 04:00PM ET

20.43

Dollar change -0.16
Percentage change -0.78	%

Financial • Asset Management • USA • NYSE

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	31.33	EPS (ttm)	0.65	Insider Own	46.39%	Shs Outstand	523.97M	Perf Week	-8.14%
Market Cap	10.73B	Forward P/E	8.30	EPS next Y	2.46	Insider Trans	0.10%	Shs Float	281.66M	Perf Month	3.50%
Income	338.20M	PEG	6.04	EPS next Q	0.50	Inst Own	44.71%	Short Float	10.10%	Perf Quarter	-2.48%
Sales	8.68B	P/S	1.24	EPS this Y	-9.17%	Inst Trans	3.13%	Short Ratio	6.86	Perf Half Y	-4.71%
Book/sh	23.78	P/B	0.86	EPS next Y	13.43%	ROA	1.09%	Short Interest	28.44M	Perf Year	-23.28%
Cash/sh	6.94	P/C	2.94	EPS next 5Y	5.19%	ROE	2.76%	52W Range	18.83 - 28.61	Perf YTD	0.69%
Dividend Est.	1.28 (6.25%)	P/FCF	12.80	EPS past 5Y	-18.46%	ROI	1.35%	52W High	-28.59%	Beta	1.44
Dividend TTM	1.25 (6.12%)	Quick Ratio	-	Sales past 5Y	10.40%	Gross Margin	71.49%	52W Low	8.53%	ATR (14)	0.69
Dividend Ex-Date	Mar 31, 2025	Current Ratio	-	EPS Y/Y TTM	-65.57%	Oper. Margin	12.15%	RSI (14)	49.93	Volatility	3.50% 3.20%
Employees	10200	Debt/Eq	1.03	Sales Y/Y TTM	9.48%	Profit Margin	3.90%	Recom	3.69	Target Price	21.20
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	1.02	EPS Q/Q	-42.25%	Payout	146.40%	Rel Volume	0.85	Prev Close	20.59
Sales Surprise	0.09%	EPS Surprise	11.76%	Sales Q/Q	6.99%	Earnings	Jan 31 BMO	Avg Volume	4.15M	Price	20.43
SMA20	1.61%	SMA50	-2.05%	SMA200	-5.57%	Trades		Volume	3,522,322	Change	-0.78%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Nov-23-20	Downgrade	Keefe Bruyette	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$23

Show Previous Ratings

Feb-07-25 01:04PM	Analyst Report: Franklin Resources, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Feb-06-25 05:22PM	Franklin Templeton seeks SEC approval to launch new crypto index ETF (Reuters)
02:14PM	Is Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) the Best Dividend Stock With 5% Yield? (Insider Monkey)
Feb-05-25 04:01PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Month-End Assets Under Management (Business Wire)
Feb-04-25 04:34PM	Franklin Resources Cuts 3% of Workforce After Wamco Outflows (Bloomberg)
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04:30PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
01:41PM	Analyst Report: Franklin Resources, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
04:13AM	Why Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) Crashed on Monday (Insider Monkey)
Feb-03-25 04:42PM	S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Index Falls Following Tariff Announcements (Investopedia) -6.83%
03:17PM	Vanguard Delivers Its Biggest Fee Cut Ever. CEO Salim Ramji Explains Why. (The Wall Street Journal)
Feb-01-25 05:25PM	Why Franklin Resources (BEN) Skyrocketed on Friday? (Insider Monkey)
01:15PM	Heres Why Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) Is Among the Best Dividend Stocks Under $30 (Insider Monkey)
02:06AM	Q1 2025 Franklin Resources Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
02:06AM	Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jan-31-25 04:30PM	S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: UGG Footwear Maker Deckers Outdoor Plunges on Weak Outlook (Investopedia) +10.37% -6.83%
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01:43PM	Wamcos $120 Billion Outflow Spurs Franklin Revamp, Cost Cut (Bloomberg)
10:30AM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
09:40AM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
08:36AM	Franklin Resources: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results (Business Wire)
Jan-29-25 09:10AM	Fiduciary Trust International Welcomes New Wealth Director in Atlanta (Business Wire)
Jan-24-25 04:00PM	Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions (PR Newswire)
10:00AM	Analysts Estimate Franklin Resources (BEN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Jan-23-25 10:17AM	Franklin Templeton Expands ETF Lineup, Launching Two New Income Multiplier ETFs (Business Wire)
Jan-16-25 11:02AM	GDP, Inflation, and Rates to Remain Stable in 2025, Investors to Focus on Quality Across Asset Classes (Business Wire)
10:30AM	Franklin Templeton Employees Welcome the Spirit of Giving Through Involved HOLIDAYS Campaign (ACCESSWIRE)
07:20AM	Franklin Resources price target lowered to $18 from $19 at BofA (TipRanks)
Jan-14-25 04:04PM	Former Wamco Executive Said Star Investors Suspicious Trades Go Back a Decade (The Wall Street Journal)
Jan-13-25 08:30AM	Franklin Templeton and Lexington Partners Launch First Registered Tender Offer Private Equity Secondaries Fund for U.S. Wealth Channel (Business Wire)
Jan-10-25 04:01PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Month-End Assets Under Management (Business Wire)
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Jan-08-25 07:24PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. to Announce First Quarter Results on January 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Jan-06-25 09:00PM	Bragar Eagel and Squire, P.C. Is Investigating Franklin, MediaAlpha, e.l.f. Beauty, and BioAge and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm (GlobeNewswire)
09:15AM	Franklin Templeton Launches New Ad Campaign as Part of Its Commitment to Being a Trusted Partner to Advisors Now and in the Future (Business Wire)
Jan-01-25 01:00PM	How To Put $100 In Your Retirement Fund Each Month With Franklin Resources Stock (Benzinga)
05:30AM	How Five Pros Are Inflation-Proofing Their Investments (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-31-24 12:30PM	Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Final December ETF Cash Distributions and Annual Reinvested Distributions (PR Newswire)
Dec-20-24 04:00PM	Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Estimated December ETF Cash Distributions and Annual Reinvested Distributions (PR Newswire)
10:13AM	SEC Approves First Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum Combo ETFs (CoinMarketCap)
Dec-16-24 02:07PM	Wamco Clients, Staff Eye Exits as Ken Leech Heads to Court (Bloomberg)
Dec-13-24 08:30PM	KBW Announces Index Rebalancing for Fourth-Quarter 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-10-24 05:34AM	Private Credit Should Trade at Premium, Franklins Johnson Says (Bloomberg)
Dec-09-24 02:01PM	New York Citys Biggest Office Landlord Offers a Glimpse of the Markets Comeback (The Wall Street Journal)
01:57PM	Franklin Templeton Recognized in Pensions and Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management (Business Wire)
01:57PM	Franklin Templeton Recognized in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management (Business Wire)
12:20PM	Franklin Templeton Recognized in Pensions and Investments' Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2024 (ACCESSWIRE)
07:30AM	Private credits struggling pioneer is a warning sign for market (Bloomberg)
Dec-04-24 04:30PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
11:30AM	Why Is Franklin Resources (BEN) Up 6.9% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Dec-03-24 04:01PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Month-End Assets Under Management (Business Wire)
03:28PM	Analyst Report: Franklin Resources, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
Nov-27-24 09:30AM	Franklin Templeton Employees Make an Impact With Read for the Record (ACCESSWIRE)
08:39AM	Why Is Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) Among the Best Dividend Aristocrats to Buy Now? (Insider Monkey)
Nov-26-24 04:30PM	Franklin Templeton Canada Announces Estimated Cash Distributions for Terminating ETFs (PR Newswire)
11:25AM	Analyst Report: Franklin Resources, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
10:57AM	Leech Shunted $600 Million to Favored Portfolios, US Claims (Bloomberg)
09:39AM	Federal Prosecutors Charge Star Bond Investor Ken Leech With Fraud (The Wall Street Journal)
Nov-25-24 08:30PM	Investor Ken Leech charged over alleged $600mn cherry-picking scheme (Financial Times)
05:23PM	US charges top bond manager, former Wamco co-CIO Kenneth Leech, with fraud (Reuters)
Nov-22-24 04:00PM	Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions and Estimated Annual Reinvested Distributions (PR Newswire)
Nov-21-24 04:07PM	Analyst Report: Franklin Resources, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
03:17AM	Crypto Revolution On Hold: SEC Pushes Franklin Templetons Bitcoin-Ethereum ETF Decision to 2025 (CoinMarketCap)
Nov-19-24 08:30AM	Digital Asset Allocations Continue to Grow in Client Portfolios, DACFP Survey Finds (PR Newswire)
Nov-17-24 05:58AM	UBS: Franklin Resources (BEN) Is A Bottom-Ranked Quant Stock (Insider Monkey)
Nov-15-24 01:24PM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Stumbles Again After Shuttering $2 Billion Fund, Placing Co-CIO On Leave - Hagens Berman (GlobeNewswire)
05:30AM	The $55 Billion Customer Exodus Rocking Franklin Templeton (The Wall Street Journal)
Nov-14-24 05:08PM	Franklin to Integrate Parts of Wamco, Cut Jobs Amid Outflows (Bloomberg)
08:50AM	Franklin Templeton Expands $410M Money Market Fund to Ethereum Blockchain (CoinDesk)
Nov-13-24 12:08AM	Decoding Franklin Resources Inc (BEN): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-12-24 02:00PM	LeafHouse Announces Alta Trust's CIT Featuring Private Investments Managed by Apollo and Franklin Templeton (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-11-24 04:01PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Month-End Assets Under Management (Business Wire)
Nov-08-24 06:35AM	BEN INVESTOR NEWS: Franklin Resources, Inc. Investors with Losses May have been Affected by Fraud; Contact BFA Law (NYSE:BEN) (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-05-24 05:55PM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Stumbles Again After Shuttering $2 Billion Fund, Placing Co-CIO On Leave - Hagens Berman (GlobeNewswire)
09:30AM	Clarion Partners Completes Over 100 Industrial Certifications Under the USGBC's LEED Volume Program (ACCESSWIRE)
03:26AM	Q4 2024 Franklin Resources Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
02:06AM	Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Growth Amid Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-04-24 04:21PM	Franklin Sees $53 Billion in Wamco Investor Exodus Amid Probes (Bloomberg)
01:30PM	Franklin Templeton hit by further outflows in wake of Western probe (Financial Times)
01:10PM	Analyst Report: Franklin Resources, Inc. (Morningstar Research)
01:06PM	Franklin Shares Fall on Wamcos $53 Billion Outflows, CFTC Probe (Bloomberg)
10:00AM	Compared to Estimates, Franklin Resources (BEN) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
09:45AM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates (Zacks)
08:48AM	Franklin Resources: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results (Business Wire)
Nov-01-24 08:11AM	Franklin Templeton hires global COO for wealth alternatives (Private Banker International)
Oct-31-24 03:59PM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Stumbles Again After Shuttering $2 Billion Fund, Placing Co-CIO On Leave - Hagens Berman (GlobeNewswire)
10:00AM	Franklin Templeton Takes Its Tokenized Treasury Fund to Base, Becomes First Asset Manager on the Layer 2 (CoinDesk)
09:15AM	Ahead of Franklin Resources (BEN) Q4 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
09:15AM	Franklin Templeton Appoints Global COO to Help Expand Growing Wealth Management Alternatives Business (Business Wire)
Oct-30-24 04:08PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN): Among The 10 Oversold Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Now (Insider Monkey)
Oct-28-24 10:01AM	Earnings Preview: Franklin Resources (BEN) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
12:00AM	Franklin Templeton hit by record outflows as clients ditch troubled Western unit (Financial Times)
Oct-24-24 04:00PM	Franklin Templeton Canada Announces ETF Cash Distributions (PR Newswire)
Oct-21-24 09:00PM	Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Is Investigating Applied Materials, Beyond, and Franklin and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm (GlobeNewswire)
06:54PM	Wamco Clients Quizzed by DOJ as Leech Probe Ramps Up (Bloomberg)
Oct-20-24 03:57PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN): An Oversold Large Cap Stock To Buy Now (Insider Monkey)
Oct-16-24 11:19AM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Stumbles Again After Shuttering $2 Billion Fund, Placing Co-CIO On Leave - Hagens Berman (Newsfile)
11:07AM	Institutional Investors Exit Western Asset. One Funds Meeting Notes Help Explain Why. (Barrons.com)
Oct-10-24 02:05PM	Franklin Resources (BEN) Stumbles Again After Shuttering $2 Billion Fund, Placing Co-CIO On Leave - Hagens Berman (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-09-24 06:00PM	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Month-End Assets Under Management (Business Wire)
Oct-08-24 09:00PM	Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Is Investigating MaxLinear, Centuri, Medpace, and Franklin and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm (GlobeNewswire)

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	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
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Jun 21 '24	Buy	22.80	200,000	4,559,040	88,703,192	Jun 24 12:48 PM
JOHNSON CHARLES B	10% Owner	Jun 18 '24	Buy	22.29	100,000	2,229,000	88,503,192	Jun 20 07:43 AM

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