Franklin Resources

BEN

Market cap $12.6B

Overview Fund Activity

24.24 USD

-0.12

0.49%

At close Updated Sep 16, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

24.24

0.00

0%

1 day

-0.49%

5 days

-1.82%

1 month

-3.27%

3 months

6.41%

6 months

22.42%

Year to date

20.36%

1 year

20.54%

5 years

15.1%

10 years

-38.77%

About: Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional investors. At the end of July 2025, Franklin had $1.617 trillion in managed assets, composed primarily of equity (41%), fixed-income (27%), multi-asset/balanced (11%) funds, alternatives (16%) and money market funds (5%). Distribution tends to be weighted between retail investors (56% of AUM) and institutional accounts (41%), with high-net-worth clients accounting for the remainder. Franklin is one of the more global of the US-based asset managers we cover, with 31% of its assets under management invested in global/international strategies and just as much sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.

Employees: 10,100

Financials Asset Management

0

Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

40% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $42.9M | Put options by funds: $30.7M

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.38B [Q1] → $6.74B (+$1.36B) [Q2]

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 6 (+1) [Q2]

12% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 92 | Existing positions closed: 82

0.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.17% [Q1] → 53.88% (+0.7%) [Q2]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 554 [Q1] → 557 (+3) [Q2]

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 180 | Existing positions reduced: 214

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Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$21

13% downside

Avg. target

$26

5% upside

High target

$29

20% upside

6 analyst ratings

1 positive

17%

2 neutral

33%

3 negative

50%

Morgan Stanley Michael Cyprys	$21	Underweight Maintained	12 Aug 2025
JP Morgan Kenneth Worthington	$29	Neutral Maintained	4 Aug 2025
Evercore ISI Group David Motemaden	$25	Underperform Maintained	4 Aug 2025
Barclays Benjamin Budish	$23	Underweight Maintained	4 Aug 2025
Wells Fargo Michael Brown	$26	Equal-Weight Maintained	11 Jul 2025
Goldman Sachs Alexander Blostein	$29	Buy Upgraded	27 Jun 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about BEN published over the past 30 days

Franklin Templeton Forms Strategic Partnership with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, DigitalBridge, and Actis to Expand Infrastructure Solutions for Private Wealth

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Templeton, a global investment leader with more than $1.6 trillion in assets under management, together with three leading institutional infrastructure investment firms: Actis, the Sustainable Infrastructure business of General Atlantic; Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (“CIP”); and DigitalBridge, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver private infrastructure solutions to individual investors. This partnership seeks to provide private we.

Franklin Templeton Forms Strategic Partnership with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, DigitalBridge, and Actis to Expand Infrastructure Solutions for Private Wealth

Binance and Franklin Templeton to Develop Digital Assets Initiatives and Products

SAN MATEO, Calif. & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Binance and Franklin Templeton to Develop Digital Assets Initiatives and Products.

Binance and Franklin Templeton to Develop Digital Assets Initiatives and Products

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Franklin's August AUM Rises on Market Gains Despite Outflows

BEN's AUM climbed to $1.64T in August, lifted by market gains despite $3B in long-term net outflows.

Franklin's August AUM Rises on Market Gains Despite Outflows

Franklin Templeton Names Daniel Gamba Chief Commercial Officer

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton; NYSE:BEN) today announced the appointment of Daniel Gamba as Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing global sales, marketing and product strategy, effective October 15, 2025. Gamba will report to Jenny Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Templeton, and join the company's Executive Committee. He will be based in New York City. In addition, the company announced that Gamba, Terrence Murphy, Head of Public Mark.

Franklin Templeton Names Daniel Gamba Chief Commercial Officer

Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton) (NYSE: BEN) today reported preliminary month-end assets under management (AUM) of $1.64 trillion at August 31, 2025, compared to $1.62 trillion at July 31, 2025. This month's AUM reflected the positive impact of markets partially offset by preliminary long-term net outflows of $3 billion, including the funding of a $6 billion fixed income mandate. Preliminary long-term net outflows also include $7 billion of long-.

Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Preliminary Month-End Assets Under Management

Franklin Resources Q3: Fallout From Western Asset Continues

I rate Franklin Resources, Inc. as Hold due to ongoing fallout from the Western Asset Management situation and significant Q3 net outflows. BEN's inconsistent cash flows, unreliable dividend history, and 10-year underperformance versus peers make it unattractive for long-term buy-and-hold investors. While management highlights growth opportunities in alternatives and international markets, these remain small and overshadowed by current challenges.

Franklin Resources Q3: Fallout From Western Asset Continues

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Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Franklin Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) [NYSE:BEN] announced a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.32 per share payable on October 10, 2025 to stockholders of record holding shares of common stock at the close of business on September 30, 2025. The quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share is equivalent to the dividend paid for the prior quarter and represents a 3.2% increase over the quarterly dividend paid for the same quarter last year. About Franklin.

Franklin Resources, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

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