Franklin Resources Company Profile (NYSE:BEN)

About Franklin Resources

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin), is a holding company. Franklin together with its various subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments, is a global investment management organization offering investment management and related services under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary and Darby brand names. It provides services to investment funds in jurisdictions globally, which include the United States- and non- United States-registered open-end and closed-end funds, unregistered funds, and institutional, high net-worth and separately-managed accounts. The Company's investment management and related services include fund administration, shareholder services, transfer agency, underwriting, distribution, custodial, trustee and other fiduciary services. Its sponsored investment products include a range of equity, hybrid, fixed-income and cash management funds and accounts, including alternative investment products.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Asset Management
Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: BEN
CUSIP: 35461310

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $35.19
50 Day Moving Average: $35.94
200 Day Moving Average: $36.15
52-Week Range: $30.56 - $42.23
Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.76
Foreward P/E Ratio: 12.73
P/E Growth: -2.83
Market Cap: $19.88B
Outstanding Shares: 576,121,000
Beta: 1.75

Profitability:

Net Margins: 23.44%
Return on Equity: 12.98%
Return on Assets: 10.02%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17%
Current Ratio: 10.35%
Quick Ratio: 10.36%

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Consensus Ratings for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	4 Sell Ratings, 10 Hold Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 1.71)
Consensus Price Target:	$37.00 (7.25% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/20/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$40.00 -> $39.00
9/9/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Hold	$34.00 -> $35.00
8/25/2016	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Underweight
8/9/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold -> Neutral
7/29/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$34.00 -> $37.00
4/9/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
3/15/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Neutral -> Underperform
2/4/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$43.00 -> $40.00
2/4/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Lower Price Target	Sell	$34.00 -> $32.00
2/4/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$43.00 -> $38.00
1/12/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$1.00 -> $41.00
1/7/2016	Susquehanna	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$47.00 -> $40.00
1/7/2016	Sanford C. Bernstein	Lower Price Target		$41.00 -> $40.00
1/4/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Downgrade	Neutral -> Underperform	$41.00 -> $37.00
8/9/2015	Standpoint Research	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$48.00
1/7/2015	Sandler O'Neill	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
11/27/2014	S&P Equity Research	Reiterated Rating	Strong-Buy

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/20/2016
7/28/2016	Q316	$0.67	$0.77	$1.63 billion	$1.63 billion	View	Listen
4/27/2016	Q216	$0.64	$0.61	$1.66 billion	$1.61 billion	View	Listen
2/3/2016	Q116	$0.75	$0.74	$1.77 billion	$1.76 billion	View	N/A
10/22/2015	Q415	$0.78	$0.59	$1.93 billion	$1.87 billion	View	Listen
7/29/2015	Q315	$0.88	$0.82	$2.05 billion	$2.00 billion	View	Listen
4/29/2015	Q215	$0.86	$0.98	$2.05 billion	$2.01 billion	View	N/A
1/30/2015	Q115	$0.93	$0.91		$2.06 billion	View	N/A
10/27/2014	Q414	$0.93	$1.02	$2.17 billion	$2.16 billion	View	Listen
7/30/2014	Q314	$0.95	$0.92	$2.17 billion	$2.13 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2014	Q214	$0.89	$0.89	$2.11 billion	$2.10 billion	View	Listen
1/30/2014	Q114	$0.93	$0.96	$2.10 billion	$2.11 billion	View	Listen
10/24/2013	Q413	$0.86	$0.80	$2.08 billion	$1.99 billion	View	Listen
7/29/2013	Q3 2013	$0.85	$0.86	$2.06 million	$2.08 million	View	Listen
4/30/2013	Q2 2013	$2.49	$2.69	$1.99 billion	$2.01 billion	View	Listen
2/1/2013	Q1 2013	$2.37	$2.42	$1.90 billion	$1.90 billion	View	Listen
10/25/2012		$2.28	$2.31			View	N/A
7/30/2012		$2.08	$2.12			View	N/A
5/2/2012		$2.23	$2.32			View	N/A
2/1/2012		$2.09	$2.20			View	N/A
10/27/2011		$2.07	$1.88			View	N/A
8/2/2011		$2.16	$2.26			View	N/A
4/28/2011		$2.01	$2.25			View	N/A
1/27/2011		$1.91	$2.23			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.8 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.71 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$0.61	$0.78	$0.70
Q2 2016	2	$0.68	$0.80	$0.74
Q3 2016	2	$0.69	$0.85	$0.77
Q4 2016	1	$0.66	$0.66	$0.66

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

Annual Dividend:	$0.72
Dividend Yield:	2.09%
Dividend Growth:	17.80% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	26.57% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 25.71% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 26.57% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	34 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
9/6/2016	quarterly	$0.18	1.97%	9/28/2016	9/30/2016	10/14/2016
6/14/2016	quarterly	$0.18	2.18%	6/28/2016	6/30/2016	7/15/2016
2/17/2016	quarterly	$0.18	2.11%	3/29/2016	3/31/2016	4/15/2016
12/15/2015	quarterly	$0.18	1.99%	12/24/2015	12/29/2015	1/13/2016
9/16/2015	quarterly	$0.15	1.52%	9/28/2015	9/30/2015	10/15/2015
6/16/2015	quarterly	$0.15	1.18%	6/26/2015	6/30/2015	7/15/2015
3/11/2015	quarterly	$0.15	1.13%	3/27/2015	3/31/2015	4/15/2015
12/3/2014	special	$0.50	1.04%	12/29/2014	12/31/2014	1/9/2015
9/17/2014	quarterly	$0.12	0.85%	9/26/2014	9/30/2014	10/10/2014
6/18/2014	quarterly	$0.12	0.83%	6/26/2014	6/30/2014	7/11/2014
3/12/2014	quarterly	$0.12	0.93%	3/27/2014	3/31/2014	4/11/2014
12/10/2013	quarterly	$0.12	0.89%	12/27/2013	12/31/2013	1/10/2014
9/12/2013	quarterly	$0.10	0.82%	9/26/2013	9/30/2013	10/11/2013
6/13/2013	quarterly	$0.29	0.79%	6/20/2013	6/24/2013	7/8/2013
3/13/2013	quarterly	$0.29	0.77%	3/26/2013	3/28/2013	4/12/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 20.41%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 48.39%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/25/2016	Jennifer M Johnson	Insider	Sell	15,892	$35.99	$571,953.08
8/24/2016	Craig Steven Tyle	EVP	Sell	5,000	$36.18	$180,900.00
12/22/2015	Jennifer M Johnson	Insider	Buy	210	$35.75	$7,507.50
8/26/2015	Jennifer M. Johnson	COO	Sell	13,000	$39.49	$513,370.00
5/19/2015	John M Lusk	EVP	Sell	15,000	$51.63	$774,450.00
2/3/2015	Kenneth A Lewis	CFO	Sell	3,000	$53.05	$159,150.00
12/10/2014	Gregory E Johnson	CEO	Sell	25,000	$56.96	$1,424,000.00
9/3/2014	Gregory E Johnson	CEO	Sell	50,000	$56.77	$2,838,500.00
8/20/2014	John M Lusk	EVP	Sell	14,704	$55.74	$819,600.96
6/20/2014	William Young Yun	EVP	Sell	25,000	$57.84	$1,446,000.00
12/20/2013	Kenneth Lewis	CFO	Sell	9,300	$56.68	$527,124.00
12/6/2013	Charles Johnson	major shareholder	Sell	300,000	$54.65	$16,395,000.00
12/4/2013	Gregory Johnson	CEO	Sell	29,950	$54.63	$1,636,168.50
10/28/2013	Gregory E Johnson	CEO	Sell	120,000	$54.39	$6,526,800.00
10/28/2013	Jennifer M Johnson	COO	Sell	18,517	$54.50	$1,009,176.50
9/19/2013	William Young Yun	EVP	Sell	6,000	$53.08	$318,480.00
9/17/2013	Gregory Johnson	CEO	Sell	50,000	$50.56	$2,528,000.00
5/16/2013	Rupert H Johnson Jr	Major Shareholder	Sell	450,000	$167.10	$75,195,000.00
12/5/2012	Gregory E Johnson	CEO	Sell	60,000	$127.40	$7,644,000.00
8/23/2012	John M Lusk	EVP	Sell	14,142	$118.29	$1,672,857.18

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN)

Date	Headline
	Ex-Dividend Reminder: InfraREIT, Franklin Resources and Douglas Emmett (NYSE:BEN) www.nasdaq.com - September 27 at 8:24 AM
	Top Gainers of the Day: Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) from Asset Management (NYSE:BEN) twincountynews.com - September 27 at 8:24 AM
	Franklin Resources: Investment Thesis Review, A Year Later - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:BEN) seekingalpha.com - September 26 at 3:54 PM
	Franklin Resources, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : BEN-US : September 26, 2016 (NYSE:BEN) www.capitalcube.com - September 26 at 3:54 PM
	Franklin Resources: Weighing The Good With The Bad - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:BEN) seekingalpha.com - September 26 at 8:33 AM
	Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) Had $8368.1 In Cash And Short-Term Investments - Stocks Daily (NYSE:BEN) www.stocksdaily.net - September 26 at 8:33 AM
	Are Blackstone’s Valuations Subdued Compared to Performance? (NYSE:BEN) marketrealist.com - September 26 at 8:33 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN), Southern Co (NYSE:SO) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BEN) voiceregistrar.com - September 22 at 3:55 PM
	Top Financial Stock Picking: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD), Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN) - The Independent Republic (NYSE:BEN) theindependentrepublic.com - September 21 at 4:42 PM
	Trillion-dollar global fund industry faces pressure to tighten belt (NYSE:BEN) sg.finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 5:14 AM
	Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR) & Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) UPDATE ON U.S STOCKS : 19 ... - Money News (NYSE:BEN) www.newsismoney.com - September 20 at 9:43 AM
	Financial Stocks Momentum! Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN), FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF) - share market updates (press release) (NYSE:BEN) sharemarketupdates.com - September 19 at 8:36 AM
	Investor Market Move: Bartlett & Co Has Cut Stake in Franklin Resources INC (BEN) as Market Value Declined - Chester News (NYSE:BEN) www.chesterindependent.com - September 17 at 8:36 AM
	Franklin Resources, Inc.'s (BEN): Sizzling Stock Alert - Hot Stocks Point (NYSE:BEN) www.hotstockspoint.com - September 15 at 9:28 PM
	Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund ("TEI") Announces Dividend (NYSE:BEN) finance.yahoo.com - September 15 at 12:43 PM
	Financial Stocks Broker Alerts= Franklin Resources, Inc. (BEN ... - share market updates (press release) (NYSE:BEN) sharemarketupdates.com - September 14 at 3:49 PM
	Franklin Resources, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : BEN-US : September 14, 2016 (NYSE:BEN) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 3:49 PM
	Is this Large Market Cap Stock target price reasonable for Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN)? - The Daily Leicester (NYSE:BEN) thedailyleicester.com - September 14 at 6:01 AM
	4:31 pm Franklin Resources announces month-end AUM of $740.1 bln compared to $739.9 bln m/m (NYSE:BEN) finance.yahoo.com - September 13 at 8:42 AM
	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Month-End Assets Under Management (NYSE:BEN) www.publicnow.com - September 13 at 8:42 AM
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	Franklin Resources: Over The Hill Or About To Climb Higher? - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:BEN) seekingalpha.com - September 10 at 3:41 PM
	Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) From The Analysts Point of View - National Daily Press (NYSE:BEN) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 3:45 PM
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	Investor News: Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) under Investigation over potential Wrongdoing (NYSE:BEN) www.groundreport.com - September 8 at 3:45 PM
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	Update on Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) for the day (NYSE:BEN) twincountynews.com - September 7 at 10:52 AM
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	Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend (NYSE:BEN) www.publicnow.com - September 6 at 8:54 PM
	Is Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN), a large market cap stock a smart buy? (NYSE:BEN) twincountynews.com - September 6 at 3:51 PM
	[$$] Mutual fund managers find summer rewards in emerging markets (NYSE:BEN) www.ft.com - September 6 at 8:39 AM
	Dividend Alert Of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) - Stocks Daily (NYSE:BEN) www.stocksdaily.net - September 4 at 3:41 PM
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	Happy Birthday to the Index Fund (NYSE:BEN) finance.yahoo.com - September 2 at 4:32 PM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE), Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:BEN) voiceregistrar.com - September 1 at 3:48 PM
	Investigation for Investors in Shares of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) over Potential Wrongdoing (NYSE:BEN) www.sbwire.com - September 1 at 12:17 PM
	Templeton Global Income Fund ("GIM") Announces Dividend (NYSE:BEN) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 12:16 PM
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	Templeton's Hasenstab Sees Stability in Emerging Markets (NYSE:BEN) finance.yahoo.com - August 30 at 3:48 PM
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	Insider Trading in Focus: Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) - Post Registrar (NYSE:BEN) postregistrar.com - August 29 at 9:27 PM
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