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Franklin Resources INC Stock: price and management transactions · United States · SEC (Form 4)
Follow the Franklin Resources INC stock price and the full directors' dealings record of the company, a listed equity based in United States. Shares are quoted on US US, under the oversight of SEC (Form 4). Operating in the Finance & Banking sector, Franklin Resources INC has logged 141 insider filings. Market capitalisation: €16.3bn. The latest transaction was reported on 13 May 2025 (Don). Among the most active insiders: JOHNSON JENNIFER M. All data is free.
141
Insider Decl.
0
Thresholds
€12m
8 ops.
Buy Volume
€6m
10 ops.
Sell Volume
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Franklin Resources INC Hold (neutral), based on 11 analysts. Average price target: US$30.86.
31Σ signal
Informational score on this market. Our backtest validates the signal only on 8 EU venues; elsewhere (notably US markets) insider buys historically invert or do not hold. Not a recommendation.
Fundamental score
Ranked 13,800 of 25,451 companies
49.4
score / 100
Value48
Quality51
FCF yld5.6%
Earn yld3.2%
EV/EBITDA20.9x
ROE6.7%
Gross mgn80%
Net mgn6.0%
Debt/EBITDA9.4x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
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Last declaration on 13 May 2025
Declarations141 total
1,738 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0000038777-25-000111:0
946 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0000038777-25-000078:0
23,575 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0000038777-25-000077:0
420 shares@ US$17.720.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-25-011749:0
Ideal exit: 30 Dec 2025 (T+270)
100,000 shares@ US$19.5715.9% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-25-008232:0
Ideal exit: 29 Nov 2025 (T+270)
9,371 shares@ US$20.8136.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-25-003195:0
9,371 shares@ US$20.8126.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-25-003185:0
9,371 shares@ US$20.8136.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-25-003202:0
9,371 shares@ US$20.8136.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-25-003199:0
1,325 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-029305:0
1,325 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-029306:0
25,175 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-029251:0
7,950 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028737:0
4,862 shares@ US$22.762.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028390:0
30,532 shares@ US$22.764.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028388:0
50,974 shares@ US$22.765.9% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028386:0
24,072 shares@ US$22.761.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028389:0
3,866 shares@ US$22.765.2% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028387:0
6,010 sharesCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-028218:0
263,724 shares@ US$20.9513.8% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-026667:0
8,163 shares@ US$20.9583.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-026669:0
54,953 shares@ US$20.955.7% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-026673:0
108,831 shares@ US$20.9514.2% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-026670:0
20,287 shares@ US$20.9524.5% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-026672:0
59,458 shares@ US$20.9530.2% of flowCommon Stock, par value $.10SEC:0001127602-24-026674:0
25 of 141 declarations
About Franklin Resources INC
Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), better known through its Franklin Templeton brand, is a U.S.-based global asset management and wealth management company headquartered in San Mateo, California, United States. The company traces its roots back to 1947 and was incorporated in Delaware in 1969. It originally grew from the Franklin family of funds, built around fixed income and growth/value-oriented equity strategies, and later expanded through a long series of acquisitions to broaden its product set and global reach. ([s201.q4cdn.com](https://s201.q4cdn.com/562074409/files/doc_financials/2025/ar/Franklin-Resources-2025-Annual-Report.pdf)) Today, Franklin Templeton operates as a diversified investment platform with more than 1,500 investment professionals and offices in major financial centers around the world. Its offering spans equities, fixed income, multi-asset solutions, wealth management, and a growing alternatives franchise that includes private credit, real estate debt, real estate equity, hedge fund strategies, secondary private equity, co-investments, and pre-IPO venture investments. This broad product architecture is one of the company’s main competitive strengths, because scale, specialist expertise, and distribution reach are critical in global asset management. ([franklinresources.com](https://www.franklinresources.com/)) From a competitive standpoint, Franklin Templeton positions itself as a specialist-led global manager that combines deep domain expertise with a broad platform. The firm says it serves clients in more than 150 countries and emphasizes investment management expertise, wealth management, and technology-enabled solutions. Its multi-boutique structure and continued expansion into private markets give it exposure beyond traditional mutual fund and institutional management, helping diversify revenues and investment capabilities. ([investors.franklinresources.com](https://investors.franklinresources.com/news-center/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Franklin-Templeton-Continues-Expansion-of-Alternatives-Platform-with-Agreement-to-Acquire-Apera/)) Recent strategic developments highlight the ongoing shift toward alternatives and private markets. In June 2025, Franklin Templeton announced an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Apera Asset Management, a pan-European private credit manager, to strengthen its European direct-lending capabilities and enlarge its alternatives platform. Management said the deal would add meaningful scale to its alternative credit franchise and deepen its presence in the European lower middle market. More recently, in its April 28, 2026 second-quarter results, the company reported another strong quarter, including $17 billion of long-term net inflows, improved public-market sales, and record AUM in ETFs and Canvas, while also stressing disciplined cost management and continued investment in growth areas. ([investors.franklinresources.com](https://investors.franklinresources.com/news-center/press-releases/press-release-details/2025/Franklin-Templeton-Continues-Expansion-of-Alternatives-Platform-with-Agreement-to-Acquire-Apera/)) For investors, BEN is a large U.S. listed asset manager on the NYSE, with earnings sensitivity to market levels, client flows, and investment performance, but with an increasingly diversified mix that includes higher-growth alternatives and private-market strategies.
