After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
BEN belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Asset Management industry. The current market capitalization of Franklin Resources, Inc is $13.21B. A total of 4.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.79M shares.
In the most recent transaction, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 1,519,097 shares of BEN for 11.52 per share on Jul 15 ’25. After the transaction, the Affiliate of Investment Adv. now owns 13,410,980 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 17 ’25, FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC sold 863,558 shares at 11.58 per share. BEN shares that Affiliate of Investment Adv. owns now total 14,930,077.
Among the insiders who bought shares, JOHNSON CHARLES B acquired of 420 shares on Apr 04 ’25 at a per-share price of $17.72. This resulted in the 10% Owner holding 89,375,487 shares of BEN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOHNSON CHARLES B sold 420 shares at $17.57 per share on Apr 04 ’25. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 89,375,067.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Franklin Resources, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.27, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.05%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.19.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BEN has a high of $25.36 and a low of $16.25.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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 $23.54, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.74B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
