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BEN

Franklin Resources, Inc.

BEN

NYSE·Financial Services·Asset Management·Mkt cap $17.7B

$33.65

-1.20%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$21.11 - $34.55

P/E

31.16

Fwd P/E

12.18

Beta

1.59

Div Yield

3.85%

Avg Vol

5.0M

Shares Out

519.6M

Mkt Cap

$17.7B

Price action

Price chart

Up 37.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive Global Investment Network
  • Diverse Investment Product Portfolio
  • Strong Brand Reputation
  • Experienced Investment Management Team

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.6).
  • Premium valuation to Asset Management peers

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Expanding International Markets

Value

Premium valuation to Asset Management peers

Momentum

Hot

+45.6% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

3.85% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 7, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.71 vs $0.55 consensus (+29.1% surprise). Revenue of $1.8B vs $1.7B expected (+2.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +29.1%
Rev beat +2.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+29.1%

Next: Aug 7, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+13%

-2%

-3%

+6%

+3%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

$2.2B

$2.1B

$2.2B

$2.3B

$2.1B

$2.1B

$2.3B

$2.3B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

81.6%

Operating

12.1%

Profit

11.0%

Wall Street consensus

6 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

33%

Hold

3

50%

Sell

1

17%

Median Price Target

$29.50

-12.3% vs $33.65

Low $26.00
Median $29.50
High $34.00

Latest: Evercore · Jun 8, 2026

4 analysts covering

vs Industry

How BEN stacks vs Asset Management

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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