FRANKLIN RESOURCES ($BEN) posted quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported earnings of $0.49 per share, missing estimates of $0.50 by $0.01. The company also reported revenue of $2,064,000,000, beating estimates of $1,618,768,076 by $445,231,924.
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Insider Trading Activity
FRANKLIN RESOURCES insiders have traded $BEN stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BEN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CHARLES B JOHNSON has made 2 purchases buying 100,420 shares for an estimated $1,964,442 and 1 sale selling 420 shares for an estimated $7,379.
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 286 institutional investors add shares of FRANKLIN RESOURCES stock to their portfolio, and 270 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 4,306,292 shares (+1507.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $82,896,121
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP removed 4,155,982 shares (-64.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $80,002,653
- EVERGREEN QUALITY FUND GP, LTD. added 2,607,460 shares (+99.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $50,193,605
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 2,062,287 shares (-68.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $39,699,024
- GALLAGHER FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, LLC added 1,499,805 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $28,871,246
- KOPERNIK GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC added 1,227,145 shares (+101.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $23,622,541
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added 1,220,419 shares (+20.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $23,493,065
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $BEN stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BEN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 04/28.
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $BEN in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 5 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Underweight" rating on 07/16/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Underweight" rating on 07/02/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 06/27/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Underperform" rating on 04/11/2025
- B of A Securities issued a "Underperform" rating on 04/03/2025
- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued a "Underperform" rating on 02/03/2025
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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $BEN recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $BEN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $21.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $20.0 on 07/16/2025
- Michael Brown from Wells Fargo set a target price of $26.0 on 07/11/2025
- Kenneth Worthington from JP Morgan set a target price of $22.0 on 07/10/2025
- Michael Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $19.0 on 07/02/2025
- Alexander Blostein from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $29.0 on 06/27/2025
- David Motemaden from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $17.0 on 04/11/2025
- Bill Katz from TD Cowen set a target price of $17.5 on 04/09/2025
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