After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, BEN falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Asset Management industry segment. The current market capitalization of Franklin Resources, Inc is $10.86B. A total of 10.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.27M shares.
In the most recent transaction, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 2,209 shares of BEN for 46.04 per share on Dec 16 ’24. After the transaction, the Affiliate of Investment Adv now owns 28,000 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 10 ’24, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 2,610 shares at 47.43 per share. BEN shares that Affiliate of Investment Adv owns now total 32,909.
Among the insiders who sold shares, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC disposed of 8,467 shares on Oct 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $43.69. This resulted in the Affiliate of Investment Adv holding 51,019 shares of BEN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 7,900 shares at $43.71 per share on Oct 18 ’24. Company shares held by the Affiliate of Investment Adv now total 36,519.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Franklin Resources, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.25, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.77. BEN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5.65% when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/30/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5.98%. The BEN stock dividend was $0.31 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BEN has a high of $28.61 and a low of $18.83.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. BEN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.65B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $7.59B in debt and $1.73B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.78, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.74B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BEN is Buy with a score of 2.29.
