Yahoo · Sep 11, 2026
I Almost Didn't Buy This 6%+ Yielder Because of Industry Headwinds. Here's Why I'm Glad I Bought It Anyway.
Franklin Templeton has delivered a total return of more than 88% since January 2020.
NYSE · BEN
Franklin Resources, Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management
$33.29
Down-$0.11 (-0.32%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 1:50 PM
SID Score
6.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 12.22B
- P/E ratio
- 23.6
- Dividend yield
- 3.84%
- 52-week range
- $22.58 – $36.28
- Volume
- 2.96M
- Avg. volume
- 4.32M
Price performance
BEN price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
BEN closed at $33.29 after 20 trading sessions, down 2.06% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $33.29
- Period change
- -2.06%
- Period low
- $33.01
- Period high
- $35.03
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $33.41 | $33.47 | $32.935 | $33.29 | 2.96M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $33.19 | $33.68 | $32.889 | $33.47 | 2.7M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $34.21 | $34.28 | $33.40 | $33.65 | 2.21M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $33.98 | $34.18 | $33.66 | $33.66 | 2.57M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $34.54 | $34.92 | $34.05 | $34.12 | 2.49M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $34.48 | $34.955 | $34.47 | $34.65 | 3.98M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $33.43 | $35.10 | $33.43 | $34.73 | 4.85M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $33.27 | $33.62 | $33.035 | $33.55 | 3.26M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $33.08 | $33.745 | $32.83 | $33.01 | 3.44M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $33.85 | $34.02 | $33.04 | $33.10 | 3.41M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $34.58 | $34.70 | $34.105 | $34.15 | 3.52M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $34.88 | $35.195 | $34.63 | $34.65 | 1.97M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $35.02 | $35.385 | $34.77 | $34.82 | 2.36M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $35.09 | $35.27 | $34.76 | $35.01 | 1.99M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $34.69 | $35.135 | $34.54 | $35.03 | 2.34M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $34.36 | $34.66 | $34.15 | $34.62 | 2.39M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $34.31 | $34.7161 | $34.16 | $34.31 | 6.24M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $33.90 | $34.52 | $33.80 | $33.97 | 3.4M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $34.23 | $34.54 | $33.84 | $33.98 | 3.11M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $34.03 | $34.055 | $33.685 | $33.99 | 2.23M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
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.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $26.89
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 19
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 11, 2026
Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds Pursuant to their Managed Distribution Policy for the Month of September 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., September 11, 2026--Category: Distribution Related
Yahoo · Sep 11, 2026
ETFs Open Up The World To Franklin Templeton Investors
Investors looking for new opportunities may find them abroad. Investors poured money into international ETFs this year.
Yahoo · Sep 11, 2026
Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of September, October and November 2026
NEW YORK, September 11, 2026--Category: Distribution Related
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