Franklin Resources Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Franklin Resources in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 sell ratings, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" Franklin Resources stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BEN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Franklin Resources is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 27th 2021.
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Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 4th. The closed-end fund reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.05. The closed-end fund had revenue of $2.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.03 billion. Franklin Resources had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.57% and a net margin of 15.74%. Franklin Resources's revenue was up 58.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.66 EPS.
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Franklin Resources' stock was trading at $18.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BEN shares have increased by 70.7% and is now trading at $32.10.
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Franklin Resources announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Thursday, July 15th. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 29th.
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Franklin Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.48%. Franklin Resources has been increasing its dividend for 40 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Franklin Resources is 42.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Franklin Resources will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.33% next year. This indicates that Franklin Resources will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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11 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Franklin Resources' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Franklin Resources' share price to reach $25.89 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 19.4%.
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486 employees have rated Franklin Resources CEO Gregory E. Johnson on Glassdoor.com. Gregory E. Johnson has an approval rating of 84% among Franklin Resources' employees.

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Franklin Resources trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BEN."

Franklin Resources' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.43%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.94%), London Co. of Virginia (0.76%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.72%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (0.70%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.68%). Company insiders that own Franklin Resources stock include Alok Sethi, Craig Steven Tyle, Gwen L Shaneyfelt, Jed A Plafker and Mariann H Byerwalter.
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BEN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Millennium Management LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Morgan Stanley, Schroder Investment Management Group, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Franklin Resources company stock in the last year include Alok Sethi, Gwen L Shaneyfelt, Jed A Plafker, and Mariann H Byerwalter.
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BEN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Factorial Partners LLC, BlackRock Inc., Gillson Capital LP, UBS Group AG, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Advisory Research Inc., and Squarepoint Ops LLC.
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Shares of BEN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of BEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.10.

Franklin Resources has a market capitalization of $16.19 billion and generates $5.57 billion in revenue each year. The closed-end fund earns $798.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.61 on an earnings per share basis.

Franklin Resources employs 11,800 workers across the globe.

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Ltd., Edinburgh Partners, FT FinTech Holdings LLC, FT Opportunistic Distressed Fund Ltd., FTC Investor Services Inc., FTCI (Cayman) Ltd., FTPE Advisers LLC, Fiduciary International Holding Inc., Fiduciary Investment Management International Inc., Fiduciary Trust (International) Sàrl, Fiduciary Trust Company International, Fiduciary Trust Company International of Pennsylvania, Fiduciary Trust Company of Canada, Fiduciary Trust International LLC, Fiduciary Trust International of California, Fiduciary Trust International of Delaware, Fiduciary Trust International of the South, Franklin Advisers GP LLC, Franklin Advisers Inc., Franklin Advisory Services LLC, Franklin Marketplace Loan GP LLC, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, Franklin SystematiQ Advisers LLC, Franklin Templeton Alternative Investments (India) Private Limited, Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Private Limited, Franklin Templeton Asset Management (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Franklin Templeton Asset Management Mexico S.A. de C.V. Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de Inversion, Franklin Templeton Austria GmbH, Franklin Templeton Capital Holdings Private Limited, Franklin Templeton Chile SpA. V., Franklin Templeton Companies LLC, Franklin Templeton Digital Advisory Services GmbH, Franklin Templeton Fund Management Limited, Franklin Templeton GSC Asset Management Sdn. Bhd., Franklin Templeton Global Investors Limited, Franklin Templeton Holding Limited, Franklin Templeton International Services (India) Private Limited, Franklin Templeton International Services S.à r.l., Franklin Templeton Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, Franklin Templeton Investment Services GmbH, Franklin Templeton Investment Services Mexico S. de R.L., Franklin Templeton Investment Trust Management Co. Ltd., Franklin Templeton Investments (Asia) Limited, Franklin Templeton Investments (ME) Limited, Franklin Templeton Investments Australia Limited, Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., Franklin Templeton Investments Japan Limited, Franklin Templeton Investments Poland sp. z o.o., Franklin Templeton Investments South Africa (Pty) Ltd, Franklin Templeton Investor Services LLC, Franklin Templeton Investímentos (Brasil) Ltda., Franklin Templeton Luxembourg S.A., Franklin Templeton Magyarorszag Kft., Franklin Templeton Management Luxembourg S.A., Franklin Templeton Overseas Investment Fund Management (Shanghai) Co. Limited, Franklin Templeton Private Equity LLC, Franklin Templeton Services (India) Private Limited, Franklin Templeton Services LLC, Franklin Templeton Servicios de Asesoria Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Franklin Templeton Slovakia s.r.o., Franklin Templeton Social Infrastructure GP S.à r.l., Franklin Templeton Strategic Investments Ltd., Franklin Templeton Switzerland Ltd., Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Private Limited, Franklin Templeton Turkey Advisory Services A.S., Franklin Templeton Uruguay S.A., Franklin Venture Partners (Talos Cayman GP) LLC, Franklin Venture Partners LLC, Franklin/Templeton Distributors Inc., ITI Capital Markets Limited, K2 Advisors, LM (BVI) Limited, LM Holdings 2 Limited, LM Holdings Limited, LM International Holding LP, Legg Mason & Co (UK) Limited, Legg Mason & Co. 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Ltd., Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor LLC, Legg Mason Royce Holdings LLC, Onsa Inc., RARE IP Trust, RARE Infrastructure Limited, REDROSE Caesar S.à r.l., Random Forest Capital, Random Forest Capital LLC, Rensburg Sheppards plc, Riva Financial Systems Limited, Royce & Associates GP LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Royce Fund Services LLC, Royce Management Company LLC, TSEMF III (Jersey) Limited, TSEMF IV (Jersey) Limited, Templeton Asset Management (Labuan) Limited, Templeton Asset Management (Poland) TFI S.A., Templeton Asset Management Ltd., Templeton Global Advisors Limited, Templeton Global Holdings Ltd., Templeton International Inc., Templeton Investment Counsel LLC, Templeton Restructured Investments III Ltd., Templeton Restructured Investments IV Ltd., Templeton Restructured Investments L.L.C., Templeton Turkey Fund GP Ltd., Templeton Worldwide Inc., Templeton do Brasil Ltda., Templeton/Franklin Investment Services Inc., WHITEROSE Caesar S.à r.l., Western Asset Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd, Western Asset Management (Brazil) Holdings Limitada, Western Asset Management (Cayman) Holdings Limited, Western Asset Management Company Distribuidora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios Limitada, Western Asset Management Company LLC, Western Asset Management Company Limited, Western Asset Management Company Pte Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Pty Ltd, and Winfield & Company.

Franklin Resources was founded in 1947.

The official website for Franklin Resources is www.franklinresources.com.

Franklin Resources is headquartered at ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA, 94403.

Franklin Resources' mailing address is ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA, 94403. The closed-end fund can be reached via phone at 650-312-2000 or via email at [email protected]