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Critical Analysis of Franklin Resources – A Must-Read Before Investing

Large-cap Finance company Franklin Resources has logged a 10.5% change today on a trading volume of 13,437,422. The average volume for the stock is 3,970,257.

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Based in San Mateo, United States the company has 10,200 full time employees and a market cap of $11,666,481,152. Franklin Resources currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 6.2% per year.

The company is now trading 12.43% away from its average analyst target price of $19.8 per share. The 14 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $18.0 to $22.0, and on average give Franklin Resources a rating of hold.

Over the last 12 months BEN shares have declined by -25.5%, which represents a difference of -47.3% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $28.61 per share and its 52 week low is $18.83. With its net margins declining an average -1.1% over the last 6 years, Franklin Resources declining profitability gives us reason to believe its stock price will continue to underwhelm.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2023 7,849,400 882,800 11 -31.25
2022 8,275,300 1,291,900 16 -27.27
2021 8,425,500 1,831,200 22 57.14
2020 5,566,500 798,900 14 -33.33
2019 5,774,500 1,195,700 21 75.0
2018 6,319,100 764,400 12
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