FRANKLIN RESOURCES Earnings Preview: Recent $BEN Insider Trading, Hedge Fund Activity, and More

FRANKLIN RESOURCES ($BEN) is expected to release its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd before market open, per Finnhub. Analysts are expecting revenue of $1,610,479,138 and earnings of $0.50 per share.

You can see Quiver Quantitative's $BEN stock page to track data on insider trading, hedge fund activity, congressional trading, and more.

FRANKLIN RESOURCES Insider Trading Activity

FRANKLIN RESOURCES insiders have traded $BEN stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BEN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• CHARLES B JOHNSON has made 2 purchases buying 100,420 shares for an estimated $1,964,442 and 1 sale selling 420 shares for an estimated $7,379.

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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 270 institutional investors add shares of FRANKLIN RESOURCES stock to their portfolio, and 269 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• EVERGREEN QUALITY FUND GP, LTD. added 2,630,190 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $53,366,555
• TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP added 2,241,500 shares (+173.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $45,480,035
• TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 1,673,971 shares (+132.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $33,964,871
• FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added 1,599,849 shares (+33.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $32,460,936
• PROSHARE ADVISORS LLC added 1,542,478 shares (+19.6%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $31,296,878
• AMUNDI added 1,449,210 shares (+62.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $29,404,470
• TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL removed 1,403,279 shares (-83.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $28,472,530

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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $BEN stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $BEN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. sold up to $15,000 on 12/16.

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FRANKLIN RESOURCES Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $BEN in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 2 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Evercore ISI issued a "Underperform" rating on 02/03/2025
• Barclays issued a "Underweight" rating on 02/03/2025

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